George L. Kelm (1931–2019) was

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Archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

and Biblical Backgrounds at

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, Fort Worth, Texas. While serving there and at

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, he and

Amihai Mazar Amihai "Ami" Mazar ( he, עמיחי מזר; born November 19, 1942) is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel (then the British Mandate of Palestine), he has been since 1994 a professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew Univ ...

uncovered

Timnah Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valle ...

Education

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- Ph.D. * Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem

Career

Kelm was serving as professor of Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology at

when he and

uncovered biblical

Tel Batash Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ...

in the

Sorek Valley Naḥal Sorek ( he, נחל שורק, translation=Brook of Sorek; ar, وادي الصرار, translit=Wadi al-Sirar), also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills. It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

through 1977-1979. Excavations at the site continued until 1989.

Personal life

Originally from

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, Kelm and his wife Linda Kelm immigrated to the United States, becoming U.S. citizens. George was born February 26, 1931, and died April 25, 2019.

Publications

* Kelm, George L., Mazar, Amihai. (1995). ''Timnah: a Biblical city in the Sorek Valley''. Winona Lake, IN. Eisenbrauns. * Kelm, George L. "Escape to Conflict: A Biblical and Archaeological Approach to the Hebrew Exodus and Settlement in Canaan". ''

Biblical Archaeology Review ''Biblical Archaeology Review'' is a magazine appearing every three months and sometimes referred to as ''BAR'' that seeks to connect the academic study of archaeology to a broad general audience seeking to understand the world of the Bible, the ...

''. 18.6 (November/December 1992), 8, 10. * Kelm, George L, Mazar, Amihai. "Three 97y8 putoSeasons of Excavations at Tel Batash—Biblical Timnah," ''

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'', 248 (1982): 29-32.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelm, George A. 1931 births American archaeologists 2019 deaths New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary faculty New York University alumni Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty