Bible launchers - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Foundation has recognized the Megiddo Bible, Hazor, Beer Sheba of Israel as World Cultural Heritage in 2005.

Megiddo in Israel

In Israel there are about 200 Bible launchers in which Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba are the three most typical launchers. These three launchers represent the remaining launchers and represent the public service groundwater systems of ancient Israelis.

The remaining traces can now help scientists study the influence of centralized government, agricultural activities and trading activities. The Bible launcher was built on flat land, often found in the eastern Mediterranean, most probably in Israel and Turkey.

Three launchers Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba show the wealth and power of the bronze and iron era residents . The locations selected to build the launchers are fertile, unpopular lands. rich. These places are usually the city with many headquarters of the government, the door of trade and commerce of the region. The launchers are also a water collection system with very sophisticated and advanced technology of people in the Bronze and Iron Age. Also from this area, historians have found many signs of biblical formation during the 12th century to the 6th century BC.

Excavation area at Hazor launch pad

These areas also have traces of palaces, urban planning, temples, ritual activities . all of which are important milestones in biblical development.

The Bible launchers - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba are recognized by Unesco as a World Cultural Heritage based on 3 criteria:

Criterion (ii): Three Bible launchers - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba represent the trade of people during that period between Egypt, Syria, Aegean countries.

Criterion (iii): Three Bible launchers - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba are testament to an vanished civilization of the Bronze Age and the Bible cities of the Iron Age.

Criterion (iv): Bible cities reflect important stages of urban development in Israel's ancient society.

Criterion (vi): The three launchers also refer to the Bible, the religious values ​​and the spirit of prominence.

Excavation area at Beer Sheba launcher

All three launchers have been forgotten and abandoned during the period from the fourth century to the 10th century. Until the early twentieth century, Megiddo and Hazor had been carried out by scientists and historians. survey and excavation, especially the Bible launcher Beer Sheba until 1960 began to be surveyed and researched.

There are now many measures by scientists to preserve the integrity of these launchers. These measures are carefully considered to not affect and ensure the authenticity of the heritage.

Some pictures at the launchers

At Hazor's biblical launch pad , since 1950 until now research and excavation projects are still underway. The government has built a warehouse near the archaeological research area to bring objects including walls, stone bricks to the warehouse during the study process, and ensure that the objects are not damaged just preserve archaeological area.

Megiddo is one of Israel's most developed cities in ancient history. Megiddo was mentioned in the New Testament . Megiddo launchers have up to 20 deep basement layers containing water. During the Iron Age, the water supply system in Megiddo came to the most complex level in Israel. Water from a stream under the foot of the mound, flowing in an underground corridor from inside the city followed the city walls and flowed into the reservoir. This system shows great progress in the science and technology of Bronze Age residents and ironwork in Israel.

Beer Sheba was the last Israeli city to be destroyed in an intense fire in Asyri's campaign. Beer Sheba is a planned development city, not a gradual development. Beer Sheba launcher located in this city is divided into three blocks. Beer Sheba has two water systems: a well outside the city wall, a well inside the city, the well at this room has a depth of up to 69 meters.

The State of Israel owns all three platforms and the Government has designated the Israeli National Resource Management Park and the Authority Park (INPA) responsible for the preservation and restoration of all three approved platforms. is this legacy.