Tell en-Nasbeh

Tell en-Nasbeh , likely the biblical city of Mizpah in Benjamin , is a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank . The site lies adjacent to an ancient roadway connecting Jerusalem with the northern hill country , which is how Tell en-Nasbeh gained importance as Judah's northern border fortress during its prime phase of occupation in the Iron Age (Strata 3A-C; 1000-586 BCE). There are also archaeological remains at the site and in surrounding cave tombs that have been dated to the Early Bronze I (Stratum 5; 3500-3300 BCE), Iron I (Stratum 4; 1200-1000 BCE), Babylonian and Persian (Stratum 2; 586-323 BCE), Hellenistic , Roman and Byzantine Periods (Stratum 1; 323 BCE-630 CE).

Tell en-Nasbeh , likely the biblical city of Mizpah in Benjamin , is a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank . The site lies adjacent to an ancient roadway connecting Jerusalem with the northern hill country , which is how Tell en-Nasbeh gained importance as Judah's northern border fortress during its prime phase of occupation in the Iron Age II (Strata 3A-C; 1000–586 BCE). There are also archaeological remains at the site and in surrounding cave tombs that have been dated to the Early Bronze I (Stratum 5; 3500–3300 BCE), Iron I (Stratum 4; 1200–1000 BCE), Babylonian and Persian (Stratum 2; 586–323 BCE), Hellenistic , Roman and Byzantine Periods (Stratum 1; 323 BCE – 630 CE).

Archaeological site north of Jerusalem Tell en-Nasbeh , likely the biblical city of Mizpah , is a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank .