The city was first settled around 4000 BC. It was destroyed and rebuilt 25 times, therefore there are 25 layers to this excavation site. King Ahab used it as a chariot center.
Middle East » Israel Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more