Cities of the Biblical World

by Lamoine F. DeVries

This text is designed to introduce students of the Bible to the archaeology, geography, and history of many of the important sites of the Old and New Testament worlds. Many of these sites were centers for trade, religion, defense, culture, industry, and government. DeVries details the development of significant sites from villages and towns to cities, based on how the site could meet the essential needs of the people. The availability of water or arable land, proximity to trade routes, and easily defensible terrain were prime factors in determining a city's prominence. This study concentrates on the cities in Mesopotamia, Aram/Syria and Phoenicia, Anatolia, Egypt, and Palestine during the Old Testament period, and Palestine and the provinces of the Roman world during the New Testament period. Special attention is given to the geographical setting of the city, the history of its development, its relevance to the Bible, its distinguishing features, and any significant archaeological discoveries made at the site.

Genres: History

398 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[Jonathan]

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[John Sheehan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to use packed from page to page with useful, relevant, historical, and geographical information about cities from antiquity giving life to many of the cities spoken of in the bible from the Old and New Testament worlds of faith.

From villages, towns, and cities to seaports you will learn about their trade, religion, defense, culture, industry, and government. This book is a masterpiece of biblical archaeology giving life to many of the stories of the Old and New Testaments as they were played out.

[Donna Mork · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting report about the various archaeological findings and how they relate to the Bible verses with the same city names. Was a good part of my Bible study this year. Included maps which always helps mentally place things. Would be a good addition to any Bible scholar's library.

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

Call Number: 220.9 DEV

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