Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region”. Today it says “archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region in israel”.
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Tell el-Far'ah (South) is an archaeological site on the bank of HaBesor Stream in the northern Negev region, Israel . It is located between the modern settlements of Ein HaBesor and Urim , some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the modern city of Ofakim and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Gaza . It was first excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1928–1929. Petrie wrongly identified the site with Beit Pelet in the territory of the Tribe of Judah . Albright identified the site with Sharuhen which appears in Egyptian and Biblical sources although some scholars dispute this identification.1
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Archaeological site in the northern Negev, Israel Tell el-Far'ah (South) (also Tell el-Fārʿa) is an archaeological site on the bank of HaBesor Stream in the northern Negev region, Israel . It is located between the modern settlements of Ein HaBesor and Urim , some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the modern city of Ofakim and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Gaza .
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Archaeological site in the northern Negev, Israel Tell el-Far'ah (South) (also Tell el-Fārʿa) is an archaeological site on the bank of HaBesor Stream in the northern Negev region, Israel . It is located between the modern settlements of Ein HaBesor and Urim , some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the modern city of Ofakim and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Gaza .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region”. Today it says “archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region in israel”. Read the current article and compare.
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archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region
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archaeological site on the bank of habesor stream in the northern negev region in israel
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