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Page 265
... Jordan , which carried back the history of settled communities far beyond the earliest finds made in the Tigris Valley , uncovered a small , symmetrically planned religious building ( dating from approximately 7000 BC ) , which should ...
... Jordan , which carried back the history of settled communities far beyond the earliest finds made in the Tigris Valley , uncovered a small , symmetrically planned religious building ( dating from approximately 7000 BC ) , which should ...
Page 272
... Jordan and eastern Syria , respectively , were at times asso- ciated with Parthian history and have left monuments suggesting a compromise between Roman and Near East- ern art . Both were caravan cities and each in turn ac- quired ...
... Jordan and eastern Syria , respectively , were at times asso- ciated with Parthian history and have left monuments suggesting a compromise between Roman and Near East- ern art . Both were caravan cities and each in turn ac- quired ...
Page 964
... Jordan , was joined at Déraa ( Dar'ā ) by a branch line serving Palestine . This branch line crossed the Jordan just north of Beisan ( Bet She'an ) and ran on westward to ' Afula , near the ancient Megiddo in the Plain of Esdrae- lon ...
... Jordan , was joined at Déraa ( Dar'ā ) by a branch line serving Palestine . This branch line crossed the Jordan just north of Beisan ( Bet She'an ) and ran on westward to ' Afula , near the ancient Megiddo in the Plain of Esdrae- lon ...
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