Gezer

Welcome to Tel Gezer, one of the most significant and heavily fortified ancient cities in the biblical landscape. As you stand upon this massive archaeological mound, or tel, you are literally standing upon the layered remains of…

As we make our way toward the southern edge of the city, it is important to understand how modern scholars even know we are standing in the legendary city of Gezer. In the discipline of biblical archaeology, it is incredibly rare…

We have now arrived at the impressive remains of the Canaanite gate complex on the southern side of the tel. What you are looking at is a staggering feat of ancient engineering dating back to the Middle Bronze Age, specifically…

Just a short walk inward from the Canaanite gate, we arrive at one of the most astonishing engineering marvels of the ancient world. Before you is a massive, gaping shaft carved directly into the solid bedrock of the mountain. …

We have now reached the spiritual center of the ancient Canaanite city, a place that evokes both awe and a profound sense of melancholy. Dominating the landscape before you is a series of ten colossal, monolithic standing stones…

As we walk westward along the southern edge of the tel, the chaotic, dark stones of the Canaanite period give way to the precise, monumental architecture of the Israelite monarchy. We are now standing at the threshold of one of…

Stepping through the inner threshold of Solomon's gate, we enter a sprawling archaeological excavation that reveals the foundations of a massive public building. While the exact designation is debated, many archaeologists refer…

We are now standing near the perimeter of the ancient guard chambers, the very area where in nineteen zero eight, the Irish archaeologist R.A.S. Macalister made a discovery that would fundamentally alter our understanding of…

Descending from the heights of the ancient tel, we arrive at the lush, green oasis known as the Spring of Ein Varda, located on the outskirts of the ancient city limits. After the dry, sunbaked stones of the fortress above, the…

As our journey through time comes to an end, take a final moment to look back up at the imposing mound of Tel Gezer. From our vantage point, the sheer scale of the artificial hill, built upon the crushed remains of twenty one…