It Is the Land of Honey:. Beekeeping at Tel Reḥov

The Bible does not refer to beekeeping, though in Egypt there are a number of pictorial depictions of Bee-rearing and various ancient Near Eastern texts indicate that honey was a well-known and prestigious commodity in antiquity.

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Published inNear Eastern archaeology Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 202 - 219
Main Authors Mazar, Amihai, Panitz-Cohen, Nava
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, GA American Schools of Oriental Research 01.12.2007
Scholars Press
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
Altars
Ancient civilizations of the near east
Apiaries
Apiculture
Archaeological excavation
Archaeology
Art and archaeology
Beehives
Beekeeping
Beeswax
Brick buildings
Buildings
Excavations
Honey
Iron Age
Life sciences
Mesopotamia and Near East
Palestine
Second Iron Age
Iron age
Palestine
Israel
Levant
Asia
Palestine
Tel Rehov Israel
Honey
Biblical archaeology
Bee
Economy
Inscription
Beekeeping
Production
Religion
Excavation
Ceramics
Finds study
Technique
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Summary:The Bible does not refer to beekeeping, though in Egypt there are a number of pictorial depictions of Bee-rearing and various ancient Near Eastern texts indicate that honey was a well-known and prestigious commodity in antiquity.
ISSN:1094-2076
2325-5404
DOI:10.1086/NEA20361335