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Anson F. Rainey, Ph.D.

E-mail

rainey@ccsg.yau.ac.il or rainey@post.tau.ac.il

Position and Institution

Professor Emeritus of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures and Semitic Linguistics

Current Excavation

Tel Harasim near Kefar Menahem

Specialties

Historical Geography, historical geographical ancient sources (Akkadian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, etc.)

Former Excavations

Ramat Rahel
Arad
Beer-sheba
Lachish
Tel Michal
Tel Gerisa

Other Information

Part time lectures in Historical Geography at Bar Ilan Univ. and Jerusalem University College (formerly Institute for Holy Land Studies)

 

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