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The Hazor excavations at the so-called \u201cceremonial palace\u201d revealed this unique bronze statue, depicting an unidentified ruler of the Biblical Canaanites. Excavator Amnon Ben-Tor reveals who destroyed this king\u2019s once-mighty city. Photo: Courtesy Amnon Ben-Tor\/The Hazor Excavations.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cJoshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms. And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them \u2026 Then he burnt Hazor with fire.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014Joshua 11:10\u201311<\/p>\n

Thus does the Book of Joshua describe how the Israelites vanquished the Biblical Canaanites at Hazor. But is that what really happened? Many archaeologists have called into question the Book of Joshua\u2019s account of the Israelite conquest of the Biblical Canaanites, saying it is not supported (or is contradicted, in some cases) by the evidence on the ground. Early Hazor excavations, led by the late Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin in the 1950s and 1960s, set out to explore this question about the Biblical account\u2019s historicity. Yadin\u2019s findings seemed to support the theory that the Israelite settlement followed the Biblical Canaanites at Hazor.<\/p>\n

Excavations left many questions about the Canaanite city\u2019s destruction unanswered, however.<\/p>\n

Enter Amnon Ben-Tor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who has directed the renewed Hazor excavations since 1990 (with the assistance of codirector Sharon Zuckerman<\/a> of the Hebrew University from 2006 until her death in 2014). In 25 seasons, the renewed excavations<\/a> have uncovered more of the Hazor acropolis, which boasted temples, palaces and other public buildings, as well as parts of the lower city, where the commoners lived. Their findings reveal much about the destruction of the Biblical Canaanites\u2019 Hazor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The largest structure revealed in the recent Hazor excavations is the so-called \u201cceremonial palace\u201d in the middle of the acropolis. In the ruins of the palace, Ben-Tor and his team have discovered many rich finds\u2014including bronze statues (see photo above), ivory, jewelry, seals and even a lion-headed rhyton<\/em>, or drinking vessel\u2014that all point to the wealth of the Canaanite rulers. They also uncovered evidence of the massive fire that destroyed the ceremonial palace and much of Canaanite Hazor\u2014a blaze that would have been memorable for its intensity.<\/p>\n

Relying on these finds and much more, Amnon Ben-Tor convincingly concludes that it was indeed the Israelites who conquered the Biblical Canaanites\u2019 city at Hazor.<\/p>\n

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For more about the Hazor excavations and Amnon Ben-Tor\u2019s theory about the demise of the Biblical Canaanites, read Amnon Ben-Tor, \u201cWho Destroyed Canaanite Hazor?<\/strong>\u201d<\/a> as it appears in the July\/August 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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This Bible History Daily feature was originally published on July 5, 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read more about Hazor in Bible History Daily:<\/h3>\n

Where Are the Royal Archives at Tel Hazor?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Crafty Israelites: Iron Age Crafts at Tel Hazor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Rare Egyptian Sphinx Fragment Discovered at Hazor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Scorched Wheat May Provide Answers on the Destruction of Canaanite Tel Hazor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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In <\/em>Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City<\/a><\/strong>, a popular summary of 30 excavation seasons by long-time Hazor dig director Amnon Ben-Tor, discover ancient Hazor\u2019s remarkable history.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read more about the destruction of Hazor in the BAS Library:<\/h3>\n

Amnon Ben-Tor, \u201cExcavating Hazor, Part One: Solomon\u2019s City Rises from the Ashes,\u201d<\/a> Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>, March\/April 1999.<\/p>\n

Amnon Ben-Tor and Maria Teresa Rubiato, \u201cExcavating Hazor, Part Two: Did the Israelites Destroy the Canaanite City?\u201d<\/a> Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>, May\/June 1999.<\/p>\n

Sharon Zuckerman, \u201cWhere Is the Hazor Archive Buried?\u201d<\/a> Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>, March\/April 2006.<\/p>\n

Not a member yet? Join the BAS Library today<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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