The city on the hill From: Jerusalem Post | Date: February 7, 2008| Author: AVIVA BAR-AM | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Jerusalem Post

02-07-2008

Headline: The city on the hill
Byline: AVIVA BAR-AM
Edition; Weekend
Section: Features
Page: 04

Thursday, February 7, 2008 -- The Canaanites who lived in Hazor during the biblical era were pretty smug. And for good reason: not only was Hazor a metropolis comparable in size to the biggest cities in powerful Babylonia and Egypt, but it towered above the Via Maris - the main trade route utilized in ancient times. They had ...

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