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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Tell El-Khuweilifeh

Tel H̱alif, formerly Tel H̱alifa (Hebrew: תל חליף, Arabic name: Tel el-Khuweilifeh) is an archaeological site, a mound (tell) in northern Negev area, west from kibbutz Lahav, Israel.

Albrecht Alt suggested that it is the location of the biblical town of Ziklag. Other evidence suggests Rimmon.

Excavcations around Tel Halif was among the research activities of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology as part of the Lahav Research Project arranged by Joe Seger in 1974.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Biblical Identity of Tel Halif" doi:10.2307/3210035
  2. ^ "Research". www.cobb.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  3. ^ "Research Grant". Cobb Institute Cultural Resources Management. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

Map

31°22′59″N 34°51′58″E / 31.383062°N 34.866140°E / 31.383062; 34.866140