During this episode of the Red-Haired Archaeologist® Podcast, learn why David was up on his roof staring at Bathsheba, what made Hebron so important to Israelite leaders, and how lamps were made and used in antiquity.

Episode links:

“Tour” a 4-Room House at Harvard’s Museum of the Ancient Near East: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=sQamX7QGS2v

Matti Friedman, “In an ancient figurine, an ordinary and human scene,” Times of Israel (4 June 2012): https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-an-ancient-figurine-an-ordinary-and-human-scene/

Kochavi, Moshe, et al. “Rediscovered! The Land of Geshur,” Biblical Archaeology Review 18.4 (1992): 30–33, 35–38, 40–44, https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/rediscovered-the-land-of-geshur/

Philippe Bohstrom, “Fortifications Found Show Biblical Kingdom of Geshur More Powerful Than Thought,” Haaretz (20 July 2016): https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2016-07-20/ty-article/biblical-geshur-a-3000-year-old-superpower/0000017f-e65e-dea7-adff-f7ff2cc40000

S2E9: Herod’s Walls: Synagogue and Mosque at Hebron: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/imo0auKBLDb

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