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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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This map itself is extremely important, but there is one more step to take. And that is to show, to investigate this map on the background, vis-a-vis the map of the period before, and the map of the period after. And then you see a process. And this is really what is amazing.
Because in the late months, it's very, very sparse. There are very few settlements. Altogether in the highlands, maybe 30 or so. And then during a very short period of time, you have a wave of settlement. We have about 250 sites all over the area.
AND THIS IS REALLY THE RISE OF EARLY ISRAEL!
[Narrator] WHY can we call them THE FIRST ISRAELITES? What characterizes this population which appeared in the highlands?
The layout of their villages, which is very different from villages in the lowlands, provides a first clue. These villages were oval in shape.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY was the principal activity of the inhabitants. A completely enclosed area was used to corral herds, and protect them during the night.
But why were these villages oval?
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