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Valley of Elah

Index Valley of Elah

The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, "the valley of the terebinth" (עמק האלה Emek HaElah; وادي السنط, Wadi es-Sunt), so called after the large and shady terebinth trees (Pistacia atlantica) which are indigenous to its parts, and best known as the place described in the Bible where the Israelites were encamped when David fought Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2, 19). [1]

60 relations: Aderet, Israel, Adullam, Ammi visnaga, Anemone coronaria, Antenna farm, Archaeology of Israel, Arum palaestinum, Asphodelus aestivus, Avena sterilis, Aytzim, Azekah, Battle of Ajnadayn, Books of Samuel, Broadcast relay station, Calicotome villosa, Canaan, Caper, Ceratonia siliqua, Cichorium endivia, Cichorium pumilum, Claude Reignier Conder, Common tortoise, Crested porcupine, Cyclamen persicum, Daucus carota, David, Echinops adenocaulos, Egyptian mongoose, Fennel, Günther's vole, Glebionis coronaria, Golden jackal, Goliath, Haaretz, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, In the Valley of Elah, Israelites, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Lactuca serriola, Lathyrus, Lupinus pilosus, Malva nicaeensis, Middle East blind mole-rat, Mountain gazelle, Neve Michael, Origanum syriacum, Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia palaestina, Quercus calliprinos, Rhamnus lycioides, ..., Salvia fruticosa, Satellite, Satellite dish, Sheltopusik, Sokho, Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Tribe of Judah, Urtica urens, White mustard, Yosef Garfinkel. Expand index (10 more) »

Aderet, Israel

Aderet (אַדֶּרֶת) is a moshav in central Israel.

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Adullam

Adullam is an ancient ruin, formerly known by the Arabic appellation ʿAīd el Mâ (or `Eîd el Mieh), built upon a hilltop overlooking the Elah Valley, south of Bet Shemesh in Israel.

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Ammi visnaga

Ammi visnaga is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by many common names, including toothpick-plant, toothpickweed, bisnaga, khella, or sometimes Bishop's weed.

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Anemone coronaria

Anemone coronaria, the poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, or windflower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anemone, native to the Mediterranean region.

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Antenna farm

Antenna farm or satellite dish farm or just dish farm are terms used to describe an area dedicated to television or radio telecommunications transmitting or receiving antenna equipment, such as C, Ku or Ka band satellite dish antennas, UHF/VHF/AM/FM transmitter towers or mobile cell towers.

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Archaeology of Israel

The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history.

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Arum palaestinum

Arum palaestinum is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Araceae and the genus Arum (also known as black calla, Solomon's lily, priest's hood, noo'ah loof and kardi) It is native to the Levant and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin, and has been naturalized in North America, North Africa, Europe, Western Asia, and Australia The Araceae family includes other well-known plants such as Anthurium, Caladium, and Philodendron.

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Asphodelus aestivus

Asphodelus aestivus, the summer asphodel, is a species of asphodel, a common Western Mediterranean geophyte with a short vertical rhizome and basal leaves.

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Avena sterilis

Avena sterilis (animated oat, sterile oat, wild oat, wild red oat, winter wild oat; syn. Avena ludoviciana Durieu; Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana (Durieu) Gillet & Magne in Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.) is a species of grass weed, and its seeds are edible.

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Aytzim

Aytzim (meaning "trees" in Hebrew), formerly Green Zionist Alliance (GZA), is a New York-based Jewish environmental organization that is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.

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Azekah

Azekah (עזקה, ʿazeqah) was a town in the Shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah, about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron.

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Battle of Ajnadayn

The Battle of Ajnadayn (معركة أجنادين) was fought in July or August 634 (Jumada I or II, 13 AH), in an unknown location close to Beit Guvrin in present-day Israel; it was the first major pitched battle between the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and the army of the Arab Rashidun Caliphate.

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Books of Samuel

The Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.

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Broadcast relay station

A broadcast relay station, satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), rebroadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio), or complementary station (Mexico) is a broadcast transmitter which repeats, or transponds, the signal of another radio station or television station usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station.

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Calicotome villosa

Calicotome villosa, also known as hairy thorny broom and spiny broom, is a small shrubby tree native to the eastern Mediterranean region.

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Canaan

Canaan (Northwest Semitic:; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 Kenā‘an; Hebrew) was a Semitic-speaking region in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC.

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Caper

Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers.

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Ceratonia siliqua

Ceratonia siliqua, known as the carob tree or carob bush, St John's-bread, locust bean (not African locust bean), or simply locust-tree, is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the pea family, Fabaceae.

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Cichorium endivia

Cichorium endivia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Cichorium, which is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as endive and escarole.

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Cichorium pumilum

Cichorium pumilum is a Mediterranean species of plant in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.

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Claude Reignier Conder

Claude Reignier Conder (29 December 1848, Cheltenham – 16 February 1910, Cheltenham) was an English soldier, explorer and antiquarian.

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Common tortoise

The common Tortoise (Testudo graeca) or also known as Greek tortoise, or spur-thighed tortoise, is one of the 5 species of Mediterranean tortoise (genus Testudo and Agrionemys, family Testudinidae).

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Crested porcupine

The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae found in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Cyclamen persicum

Cyclamen persicum, the Persian cyclamen, is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing from a tuber, native to rocky hillsides, shrubland, and woodland up to above sea level, from south-central Turkey to Israel and Jordan.

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Daucus carota

Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a white, flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia, and naturalized to North America and Australia.

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David

David is described in the Hebrew Bible as the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.

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Echinops adenocaulos

Echinops adenocaulos is a Middle Eastern species of plants of the sunflower family.

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Egyptian mongoose

The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as the ichneumon, is a species of mongoose.

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Fennel

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.

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Günther's vole

Günther's vole (Microtus guentheri) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, also known by the name Levant vole.

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Glebionis coronaria

Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

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Golden jackal

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a wolf-like canid that is native to Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and regions of Southeast Asia.

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Goliath

Goliath is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a tall Philistine warrior who was defeated by young David in single combat. Post-Classical Jewish traditions stressed his status as the representative of paganism, in contrast to David, the champion of the God of Israel. Christian tradition sees in David's overcoming Goliath the victory of God's king over the enemies of God's helpless people and interprets this as prefiguring Jesus' victory over sin and the Church's victory over Satan. The phrase "David and Goliath" (or "David versus Goliath") has taken on a more popular meaning, denoting an underdog situation, a contest where a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary. "used to describe a situation in which a small or weak person or organization tries to defeat another much larger or stronger opponent: The game looks like it will be a David and Goliath contest.".

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Haaretz

Haaretz (הארץ) (lit. "The Land ", originally Ḥadashot Ha'aretz – חדשות הארץ, – "News of the Land ") is an Israeli newspaper.

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916), was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who won notoriety for his imperial campaigns, most especially his scorched earth policy against the Boers and his establishment of concentration camps during the Second Boer War, and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War.

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In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah is a 2007 crime drama mystery film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon.

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Israelites

The Israelites (בני ישראל Bnei Yisra'el) were a confederation of Iron Age Semitic-speaking tribes of the ancient Near East, who inhabited a part of Canaan during the tribal and monarchic periods.

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Khirbet Qeiyafa

Khirbet Qeiyafa (Elah Fortress; Hirbet Kaifeh) is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Elah Valley.

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Lactuca serriola

Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, milk thistle (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) compass plant, and scarole, is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.

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Lathyrus

Lathyrus (commonly known as peavines or vetchlings) is a genus in the legume family Fabaceae and contains approximately 160 species.

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Lupinus pilosus

Lupinus pilosus, commonly known as blue lupine, (תורמוס ההרים, ترمس برّي) is a species of flowering plant from the order of Lamiales which is endemic to Israel where it is found in Mediterranean scrubland.

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Malva nicaeensis

Malva nicaeensis is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names bull mallow and French mallow.

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Middle East blind mole-rat

The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) (also known as Nannospalax ehrenbergi) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae.

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Mountain gazelle

The mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is a species of gazelle widely but unevenly distributed.

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Neve Michael

Neve Michael (נְוֵה מִיכָאֵל, lit. Michael's Haven) is a moshav in central Israel.

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Origanum syriacum

Origanum syriacum; syn.

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Pistacia atlantica

Pistacia atlantica is a species of pistachio tree known by the English common name Mt.

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Pistacia palaestina

Pistacia palaestina is a tree or shrub common in the Levant region (especially Israel and Syria).

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Quercus calliprinos

Quercus calliprinos, the Palestine oak, is an oak classified as part of the ''Cerris'' section of the species.

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Rhamnus lycioides

Rhamnus lycioides, the black hawthorn, European buckthorn, or Mediterranean buckthorn, is a shrub up to about 1 metre tall in the Rhamnaceae (buckthorn) family.

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Salvia fruticosa

Salvia fruticosa, Greek oregano or Greek sage, is a perennial herb or sub-shrub native to the eastern Mediterranean, including southern Italy, the Canary Islands and North Africa.

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Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.

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Satellite dish

A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit information by radio waves to or from a communication satellite.

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Sheltopusik

The sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus), also commonly called Pallas' glass lizard or the European legless lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from southern Europe to Central Asia.

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Sokho

Sokho, alternate spellings: Sokhoh, Sochoh, Soco, Sokoh, Hebrew: שוכה,שוכו,שכה, is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah, the remains of both having been identified.

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Southern white-breasted hedgehog

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog, but the former has a white spot on its chest.

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Tribe of Judah

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah (Shevet Yehudah, "Praise") was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel.

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Urtica urens

Urtica urens, commonly known as annual nettle, dwarf nettle, small nettle, dog nettle or burning nettle, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant species in the nettle family Urticaceae.

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White mustard

White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae.

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Yosef Garfinkel

Yosef Garfinkel (hebrew: יוסף גרפינקל; born 1956) is a professor of Prehistoric Archaeology and of Archaeology of the Biblical Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Elah

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