We have been informed by David Schloen, that the new Festschrift in honor of Larry Stager (that David edited) is about to appear and will be presented to Larry during the coming ASOR meeting in Boston.

Among the many VERY interesting articles in the book (some of which have already been sent to me courtesy of the authors), there is also an article on Tell es-Safi/Gath by yours truly.

The article is:
Maeir, A.M. 2008. Hazael, Birhadad, and the Hrz. Pp. 273–77 in Exploring the Longue Durée: Essays in Honor of Lawrence E. Stager, ed. D. Schloen. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.

In this study, I discuss the meaning of the word “hrz” that appears in the “Zakur inscription,” insisting that the standard explanation (as a siege moat) is to be accepted, based, among other things on the siege moat from Tell es-Safi/Gath. This is opposed to the suggestion by I. Eph’al to interpret this word as meaning a tunnel.

Here’s a picture of our siege moat at Tell es-Safi/Gath
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