Gideon Biger
Biographic Data
| ID | 353771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gideon Biger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gideon |
| FAMILY NAME | Biger |
| SIGNATURE | BIGER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6038-7129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Iconoclasm – A Geographical Viewpoint
Iconoclasm mainly concerns the destruction of icons, based on the Commandment of the Bible ‘ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ...’ (Exodus 20:4). Iconoclasm can be presented in two different ways. One is that of an ‘inside aspect’, taking place within a given religious system. The other is an ‘outside aspect’, through which a religious system destroys the religious symbols of another religion. Dealing mainly with the ‘outside aspect…
Historical Geography and International Boundaries
International boundaries are man-made separation lines. All of today’s boundaries were created in the past, sometimes years, sometimes decades, even in some cases centuries ago. Thus, international boundaries reflect the historical moments in the life of a State, when its limits were made according to its force and ability at a given time. Understanding the process of boundary making and the location of boundaries can become a bridge of research …
The Boundaries of Israel—Palestine, Past, Present and Future
Palestine, Eretz-Israel, Israel, Terra Santa, The Holy Land, Philistines—all those names have been given to a stretch of land situated on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. This was, and still is, one of the most important pieces of land, which the world has been dealing with during the last two thousand years. The Arab-Israeli conflict, which has run for the last hundred years, is but the last in a series of long struggles, which dictat…
The Boundaries of Modern Palestine, 1840-1947
Boundary limitation is a crucial issue in the Middle East, and the boundaries marked out during the years 1840 to 1947 are still one of the major issues in today's political discussions concerning Israel and its surrounding countries.This book, which is based on extensive archival research, deals with the first stage of the delimitation of the boundaries of modern Palestine, between the years 1840 and 1947. During this period, the boundaries of P…
Past distribution of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) in the mountains of Israel (Palestine)
It was widely accepted that, in the past, forests of Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis (‘Jerusalem pine’ in Hebrew), were common in Israel-Palestine and covered vast areas of its mountains. However, an interdisci plinary research project, using botanical, historical and geographical evidence, shows a different picture. The pine is mentioned only once in the Bible, and rarely in other religious sources. Descriptions of pine forests, or even isolated s…
The boundaries of mandatory Palestine
The American view of the Tel Hai affair
(1998). The American view of the Tel Hai affair. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 91-94
Comparative Dating Methods
Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950∗
(1995). Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 235-244
The Timber Trade in Ancient Palestine
Le processus d'urbanisaton qui debute en Palestine a l'âge du Bronze ancien a necessite des constructions en bois. Or les trois especes locales principales, le chene Kermes (Quercus calliprinos), le Terebinth (Pistacia palaestinia) et l'olivier (Olea europaea), mesurant 3 a 4 m de hauteur, n'ont pu satisfaire a ce genre d'emploi. Aussi, il est evident que le bois de construction fut importe de regions couvertes d'importantes forets de grands arbr…
The Timber Trade in Ancient Palestine
Foreign tree species as construction timber in nineteenth-century Palestine
Ideology and Landscape in Historical Perspective
Building in Israel throughout the ages
The recent distribution of Pinus brutia
The distribution area of Pinus brutia today covers mainly the eastern region of the Mediterranean. Dendrohistorical research, based on the analysis of wood remains from archaeological sites and historical buildings in Israel, indicates that during ancient times P. brutia was absent from the natural vegetation landscape of Israel and may have been much less important in the eastern Mediterranean region as a whole. However, it was very common in th…
Regional dendrohistory and timber analysis
(1991). Regional dendrohistory and timber analysis: The use of wood in the buildings of Nineteenth‐century Jaffa. Mediterranean Historical Review: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 86-104
The beginning of olive (olea europaea) cultivation in the old world
Historical Geography and Botany
The Shatt‐Al‐Arab river boundary
(1989). The Shatt‐Al‐Arab river boundary: a note. Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 249-252
Physical geography and law
The First Political Map of Egypt
The term 'political map' denotes a map designating political boundaries that form part of a written agreement. An early example of one of these maps is a map produced in 1841 by drawing lines on a map of Egypt that had been published some years earlier. The map formed part of an agreement between the Ottoman (Turkish) Sultan and Mohammed Ali, then ruler of Egypt, and marked the beginning of modern Egypt. The original map was lost, but a copy was …
The first map of modern Egypt Mohammed Ali's firman and the map of 1841
At the end of 1831, an Egyptian army, under Mohammed Ali's son, Ibrahim Pasha, invaded Syria. After some battles this army reached a point 100 Km of Istanbul and in 1833, as a result of the Convention of Kutahiga, Syria and Adana became parts of Egypt under Mohammed Ali's rule. For eight years the Egyptian frontier as it had been up to the Ottoman conquest of 1517 stood on the crests of the Taurus mountains and the Euphrates. In 1840, the Europea…
The beginning of olive (olea europaea) cultivation in the old world
Past distribution of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) in the mountains of Israel (Palestine)
It was widely accepted that, in the past, forests of Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis (‘Jerusalem pine’ in Hebrew), were common in Israel-Palestine and covered vast areas of its mountains. However, an interdisci plinary research project, using botanical, historical and geographical evidence, shows a different picture. The pine is mentioned only once in the Bible, and rarely in other religious sources. Descriptions of pine forests, or even isolated s…
Foreign tree species as construction timber in nineteenth-century Palestine
The recent distribution of Pinus brutia
The distribution area of Pinus brutia today covers mainly the eastern region of the Mediterranean. Dendrohistorical research, based on the analysis of wood remains from archaeological sites and historical buildings in Israel, indicates that during ancient times P. brutia was absent from the natural vegetation landscape of Israel and may have been much less important in the eastern Mediterranean region as a whole. However, it was very common in th…
The Boundaries of Israel—Palestine, Past, Present and Future
Palestine, Eretz-Israel, Israel, Terra Santa, The Holy Land, Philistines—all those names have been given to a stretch of land situated on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. This was, and still is, one of the most important pieces of land, which the world has been dealing with during the last two thousand years. The Arab-Israeli conflict, which has run for the last hundred years, is but the last in a series of long struggles, which dictat…
The American view of the Tel Hai affair
(1998). The American view of the Tel Hai affair. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 91-94
Comparative Dating Methods
Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950∗
(1995). Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 235-244
The Timber Trade in Ancient Palestine
Le processus d'urbanisaton qui debute en Palestine a l'âge du Bronze ancien a necessite des constructions en bois. Or les trois especes locales principales, le chene Kermes (Quercus calliprinos), le Terebinth (Pistacia palaestinia) et l'olivier (Olea europaea), mesurant 3 a 4 m de hauteur, n'ont pu satisfaire a ce genre d'emploi. Aussi, il est evident que le bois de construction fut importe de regions couvertes d'importantes forets de grands arbr…
Building in Israel throughout the ages
Physical geography and law
The first map of modern Egypt Mohammed Ali's firman and the map of 1841
At the end of 1831, an Egyptian army, under Mohammed Ali's son, Ibrahim Pasha, invaded Syria. After some battles this army reached a point 100 Km of Istanbul and in 1833, as a result of the Convention of Kutahiga, Syria and Adana became parts of Egypt under Mohammed Ali's rule. For eight years the Egyptian frontier as it had been up to the Ottoman conquest of 1517 stood on the crests of the Taurus mountains and the Euphrates. In 1840, the Europea…
The First Political Map of Egypt
The term 'political map' denotes a map designating political boundaries that form part of a written agreement. An early example of one of these maps is a map produced in 1841 by drawing lines on a map of Egypt that had been published some years earlier. The map formed part of an agreement between the Ottoman (Turkish) Sultan and Mohammed Ali, then ruler of Egypt, and marked the beginning of modern Egypt. The original map was lost, but a copy was …
Physical geography and law
The Shatt‐Al‐Arab river boundary
(1989). The Shatt‐Al‐Arab river boundary: a note. Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 249-252
The recent distribution of Pinus brutia
The distribution area of Pinus brutia today covers mainly the eastern region of the Mediterranean. Dendrohistorical research, based on the analysis of wood remains from archaeological sites and historical buildings in Israel, indicates that during ancient times P. brutia was absent from the natural vegetation landscape of Israel and may have been much less important in the eastern Mediterranean region as a whole. However, it was very common in th…
Regional dendrohistory and timber analysis
(1991). Regional dendrohistory and timber analysis: The use of wood in the buildings of Nineteenth‐century Jaffa. Mediterranean Historical Review: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 86-104
The beginning of olive (olea europaea) cultivation in the old world
Historical Geography and Botany
Building in Israel throughout the ages
Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950∗
(1995). Australian trees in the land of Israel 1865–1950. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 235-244
The Timber Trade in Ancient Palestine
Le processus d'urbanisaton qui debute en Palestine a l'âge du Bronze ancien a necessite des constructions en bois. Or les trois especes locales principales, le chene Kermes (Quercus calliprinos), le Terebinth (Pistacia palaestinia) et l'olivier (Olea europaea), mesurant 3 a 4 m de hauteur, n'ont pu satisfaire a ce genre d'emploi. Aussi, il est evident que le bois de construction fut importe de regions couvertes d'importantes forets de grands arbr…
The Timber Trade in Ancient Palestine
Foreign tree species as construction timber in nineteenth-century Palestine
Ideology and Landscape in Historical Perspective
Comparative Dating Methods
The American view of the Tel Hai affair
(1998). The American view of the Tel Hai affair. Journal of Israeli History: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 91-94
The boundaries of mandatory Palestine
Past distribution of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) in the mountains of Israel (Palestine)
It was widely accepted that, in the past, forests of Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis (‘Jerusalem pine’ in Hebrew), were common in Israel-Palestine and covered vast areas of its mountains. However, an interdisci plinary research project, using botanical, historical and geographical evidence, shows a different picture. The pine is mentioned only once in the Bible, and rarely in other religious sources. Descriptions of pine forests, or even isolated s…
The Boundaries of Modern Palestine, 1840-1947
Boundary limitation is a crucial issue in the Middle East, and the boundaries marked out during the years 1840 to 1947 are still one of the major issues in today's political discussions concerning Israel and its surrounding countries.This book, which is based on extensive archival research, deals with the first stage of the delimitation of the boundaries of modern Palestine, between the years 1840 and 1947. During this period, the boundaries of P…
The Boundaries of Israel—Palestine, Past, Present and Future
Palestine, Eretz-Israel, Israel, Terra Santa, The Holy Land, Philistines—all those names have been given to a stretch of land situated on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. This was, and still is, one of the most important pieces of land, which the world has been dealing with during the last two thousand years. The Arab-Israeli conflict, which has run for the last hundred years, is but the last in a series of long struggles, which dictat…
Historical Geography and International Boundaries
International boundaries are man-made separation lines. All of today’s boundaries were created in the past, sometimes years, sometimes decades, even in some cases centuries ago. Thus, international boundaries reflect the historical moments in the life of a State, when its limits were made according to its force and ability at a given time. Understanding the process of boundary making and the location of boundaries can become a bridge of research …
Iconoclasm – A Geographical Viewpoint
Iconoclasm mainly concerns the destruction of icons, based on the Commandment of the Bible ‘ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ...’ (Exodus 20:4). Iconoclasm can be presented in two different ways. One is that of an ‘inside aspect’, taking place within a given religious system. The other is an ‘outside aspect’, through which a religious system destroys the religious symbols of another religion. Dealing mainly with the ‘outside aspect…
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