Abil al-Qamh
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Abil al-Qamh was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-bet
Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters
Abel-beth-maachah
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Tel Abel Beth Maacah is a large archaeological tell with a small upper northern section and a large lower southern one, connected by a saddle. It is located on the northern border of present-day Israe
Abil al-Qamh
…located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah. According to historian Walid Khalidi, the village's Arabic name derives from Aramaic; the first part of its name, abil, means "meadow" and the latter…
Tel Abel Beth Maacah, picture taken from the road in 1945
The ring flask from Area A (survey)
The rampart layers, capped by small-medium stones, looking north; Iron I pits and stone silos cut into the layers