Avdat

Avdat View Avdat ( , from , Abdat ), also known as Ovdat or Obodat was the most important historic city on the Incense Route after Petra between the 7th century BCE and the 1st century BCE. It was inhabited by Nabataeans, Romans and Byzantines. It was a seasonal camping ground for Nabataean caravans travelling along the early Petra - Gaza road (Darb es-Sultan) in the 3rd - late 2nd century BCE. Avdat was named for Nabataean King Obodas I who was revered as a deity and, according to tradition, was buried there. Avdat archaeological site vandalized Yedioth Ahronoth, 6 October 2009

Avdat ( , from , Abdah ), also known as ' Abdah and Ovdat and Obodat , is a site of a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev desert in southern Israel . It was the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra , between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE. It was founded in the 3rd century BCE, and inhabited by Nabataeans , Romans , and Byzantines . Avdat was a seasonal camping ground for Nabataean caravans travelling along the early Petra–Gaza road (Darb es-Sultan) in the 3rd – late 2nd century BCE. The city's original name was changed to Avdat in honor of Nabataean King Obodas I , who, according to tradition, was revered as a deity and was buried there.

Avdat ( , from , Abdah ), also known as Abdah and Ovdat and Obodat , is a site of a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev desert in southern Israel . It was the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra , between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE. It was founded in the 3rd century BCE, and inhabited by Nabataeans , Romans , and Byzantines . Avdat was a seasonal camping ground for Nabataean caravans travelling along the early Petra–Gaza road (Darb es-Sultan) in the 3rd – late 2nd century BCE. The city's original name was changed to Avdat in honor of Nabataean King Obodas I , who, according to tradition, was revered as a deity and was buried there.

Human settlement in Israel Avdat ( , , Abdah ), also known as Abdah and Ovdat and Obodat , is a site of a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev desert in southern Israel . It was the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra , between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE. It was founded in the 3rd century BCE, and inhabited by Nabataeans , Romans , Byzantines , and during the early Islamic period . Avdat was a seasonal camping ground for Nabataean caravans travelling along the early Petra–Gaza road (Darb es-Sultan) in the 3rd – late 2nd century BCE. The city's original name was changed to Avdat in honor of Nabataean King Obodas I , who, according to tradition, was revered as a deity and was buried there. Dunseth, Lior Schwimer and Tali Erickson-Gini (2022). "The Avdat in Late Antiquity Project: uncovering the Early Islamic phases of a Byzantine town in the Negev Highlands" . S2CID 248168993 . : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link ) Nabataea: Early History .

Archaeological site in Israel Avdat or Ovdat ( Hebrew : עבדת ), and Abdah or Abde ( Arabic : عبدة ), are the modern names of an archaeological site corresponding to the ancient Nabataean, Roman and Byzantine settlement of Oboda ( tabula Peutingeriana ; Stephanus Byzantinus ) or Eboda ( Ptolemaeus 5:16, 4) in the Negev desert in southern Israel . It was inhabited with intermissions between the 3rd century BCE and the mid-7th century CE by Nabataeans , in their time becoming the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra , then by Roman army veterans , and Byzantines , surviving only for a few years into the Early Muslim period . Avdat was a seasonal camping ground for Nabataean caravans travelling along the early Petra–Gaza road ( Darb es-Sultan ) in the 3rd – late 2nd century BCE. The city's original name was changed in honor of Nabataean King Obodas I , who, according to tradition, was revered as a deity and was buried there. Via Jewish Virtual Library , accessed 11 May 2024. "The Avdat in Late Antiquity Project: uncovering the Early Islamic phases of a Byzantine town in the Negev Highlands" .