In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site in the eastern jezreel valley in northern israel”. Today it says “archaeological site in the eastern jezreel valley”.
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Jezreel ( Yizre'el , "God soweth") was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar , and later within the northern Kingdom of Israel .1According to the Book of Kings , the royal palace of King Ahab in Jezreel was adjacent to the vineyard of Naboth . Prior to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel , the city was also the hometown of Ahinoam , first wife of King David .2The modern archaeological site is located on a low hill on the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley 's eastern edge in northern Israel . Archaeologists David Ussishkin and John Woodhead believe that Jezreel was a fortress that served as a cavalry base for King Ahab .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Queen Jezebel executed by defenestration in Jezreel, by Gustav Dore Jezreel is an ancient Israelite fortress and modern archaeological site located on a low hill on the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley 's eastern edge in northern Israel . Archaeologists David Ussishkin and John Woodhead believe that Jezreel was a fortress that served as a cavalry base for King Ahab .
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Jezreel ( Yizrəʽel , "God will sow") was an ancient Israelite city and fortress placed by the Hebrew Bible within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar ( Joshua 19:18 with invalid book ) and later within the northern Kingdom of Israel .Perhaps the best known biblical story connected to Jezreel places the death of Queen Jezebel here. The modern archaeological site is located on a low hill on the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley 's eastern edge in northern Israel . Archaeologists David Ussishkin and John Woodhead believe that Jezreel was a fortress that served as a cavalry base for King Ahab .
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Archaeological site in Israel Tel Jezreel ( Yīzrə‘e’l , "God will sow") is an archaeological site in the eastern Jezreel Valley in northern Israel .The city of Jezreel served as a main fortress of the Kingdom of Israel under king Ahab in the 9th century BCE.
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Archaeological site in Israel Tel Jezreel is an archaeological site in the eastern Jezreel Valley ( Harod Valley ) in northern Israel .The ancient city of Jezreel ( Hebrew : יִזְרְעֶאל , romanized : Yizrəʿʾel , lit. ' God will sow ' ) served as a main fortress of the Northern Kingdom of Israel under king Ahab in the 9th century BCE.
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archaeological site in the eastern jezreel valley in northern israel
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archaeological site in the eastern jezreel valley
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