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Beth-Anath
Beth-Anath was mentioned in the Bible as "one of the fenced cities that fell to the lot of Naphtali (), and from which the Canaanites were not driven out ()." W.L.A., in Kitto, 1862, p344/ref> Early history Among the place names found in a list of Ramses II, ''Beth-anath'' remains the only name that clearly refers to the Galilee according to Judge1:33 Beth-Anath has been translated to mean ''"temple of Anat"'', a Canaanite goddess linked to a Sumerian predecessor called Ninhursag.Naʼaman, 2005, p248ff Beth-Anath continued to be settled by the native Canaanites, even after Israel's conquest of the land during the early Iron Age. The Zenon Papyri (mid 3rd-century BCE) mentions a certain estate belonging to Apollonius in Βαιτανατα (''Beth-anath''), a way-stop along the route traveled by the Zenon party as it passed through ancient Palestine. In the 2nd-century CE, Beth-Anath was considered a borderline village, inhabited by both Jews and Gentiles. Eusebius, in his ''Ono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi'ina
Bi'ina or al-Bi'na (also el-Baneh) ( ar, البعنة) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Akko. In 2003, Bi'ina merged with Majd al-Krum and Deir al-Asad to form the city of Shaghur, but was reinstated as a local council in 2008 after Shaghur was dissolved. Bi'ina has a mostly Muslim population (92%) with a small Christian minority (8%); in its population was . History Classical antiquity Along with several other sites, Bi'ina was proposed as the location of ancient Beth-Anath mentioned in Egyptian and biblical texts. Archaeological evidence suggests that Bi'ina, though perhaps occupied in the Early Bronze Age, was no longer occupied in the Late Bronze Age. The old site of Bi'ina is thought to have been at the mound of ''Jelamet el-Bi'ina'', less than a mile southeast of the present site of Bi'ina. The word ''jélameh'', meaning "hill, mound," is sometimes employed instead of '' tell''. Ottoman Empire In 1517, Bi'ina, with the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aynata
Aynata ( ar, عيناتا) is a village in Lebanon. It is located in the southern portion of the country. A stronghold for Hezbollah, during the war with Israel in 2006, about 60% of the homes in the town were destroyed. The terrain consists of plateaus of varying heights, with the Aynata itself located at an elevation of 740m. Several valleys separate Aynata from the nearest villages. Aynata has a moderate climate, cool summers and cold winters. History Yohanan Aharoni have suggested that Aynata was ancient En-hazor, and that it was also listed in the topographical lists of Thutmose III. Aynata was suggested to be Beth-Anath by van de Velde in 1854, also by W.M. Thomson in 1859,Thomson, 1859, p315/ref> and later by Victor Guérin.Guérin, 1880, p374/ref> The same view was held by historical geographer Georg Kampffmeyer (1892). Foundations and columns of a ruined temple complex in the woods near the village were recorded by William McClure Thomson, who thought them to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anat
Anat (, ), Anatu, classically Anath (; uga, 𐎓𐎐𐎚 ''ʿnt''; he, עֲנָת ''ʿĂnāṯ''; ; el, Αναθ, translit=Anath; Egyptian: '' ꜥntjt'') was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic texts. Most researchers assume that she originated in the Amorite culture of Bronze Age upper Mesopotamia, and that the goddess Ḫanat, attested in the texts from Mari and worshiped in a city sharing her name located in Suhum, should be considered her forerunner. In Ugarit, Anat was one of the main goddesses, and regularly received offerings, as attested in texts written both in the local Ugaritic language and in Hurrian. She also frequently appears in myths, including the ''Baal Cycle'' and the ''Epic of Aqhat''. In the former, she is portrayed as a staunch ally of the weather god Baal, who assists him in his struggle for kingship, helps him with obtaining the permission to obtain a dwelling of his own, and finally mourns and avenges his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
