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Dolmen "stone bed"

Dolmen "stone bed"


‎Dolmen are found everywhere in the Hula Valley and in the northern part of the region east of the Jordan River. During the Middle Bronze Age I (2200–2000 BCE), it was used as a burial chamber for nomads. Perhaps with the term “stone bed” or “stone grave,” Deut 3:11 refers to such a dolmen as the grave of the legendary king Og of Bashan.
‎Deut 3:11

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