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  • Galil – lecture 4

    Galil – lecture 4

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    Three approaches to giving the cities of Galil to Hiram: 1. Exchange of territories. 2. The land was given only on lease, for produce. 3. Critical approach: Solomon in his later years had a crave for gold, and could no longer send Hiram only grain and oil, but had to give him cities in Galilee,…

  • Galil – lecture 3

    Galil – lecture 3

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    After examining the references to Galil in the Bible, and in Joshua’s Galilean War, we will come to the conclusion that the word “Galil” does not indicate a topographical region (like “Negev” or “Shfela”) but a political region. That is why it is written: “Galil of the Philistines,”, or: “Galil of the Gentiles”, in Isaiah.…

  • Galil – lecture 2

    Galil – lecture 2

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    Where is Galil mentioned in the Bible? And does the word Galil refer to the region in the north that we today call Galil? We will learn about Joshua’s first war to conquer the Galil and ask why the Bible does not mention that Joshua conquered the Galil? While other areas in the country are…

  • Galil – lecture 1

    Galil – lecture 1

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    Ben Zion
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    Introducing the site: The Galil. Is the Galil mentioned in the Bible? And in what contexts? When did the Galil become the center of Judaism? When did the distinction between Upper and Lower Galil begin? This lecture will include a kahoot quiz that presents initial questions and answers about the Galil.