Yoel Elitzur
Biographic Data
| ID | 3832208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yoel Elitzur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yoel |
| FAMILY NAME | Elitzur |
| SIGNATURE | ELITZUR Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Midrashic Use of the Torah by the Prophets
In biblical research there is a great deal of discussion about intra-biblical connections, mostly with an emphasis on parallelism and a new interpretation given by the secondary source to words or expressions taken from the first source. This article focuses on intra-biblical homily, when prophets, like much later sources, take words and phrases from the Pentateuch or other earlier biblical text, sometimes even from a genealogical list, and use t…
Naḥal Zered in the Bible and the Baraita De-Teḥumin
As a result of a mistaken interpretation of the Madaba map, biblical Naḥal Zered is often identified in the scholarship as Wādi al-ḥsā, which marks the boundary between Moab and Edom southeast of the Dead Sea. In reality, the brook of Zered does not appear on the Madaba map and the sole documentary evidence available for its identification is the Bible, which situates Naḥal Zered near Naḥal Arnon. The author proposes Wādi Nkheile, which spills in…
The Siloam Pool — 'Solomon's Pool' — was a Swimming Pool
The Herodian Siloam pool discovered recently by Reich and Shukron was probably the 'Solomon's Pool' mentioned by Josephus (War 5. 145). It seems likely that it functioned as a swimming pool. Other pools in Jerusalem may have served in the same role
Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land
Historic Dead Sea Level Fluctuations Calibrated with Geological and Archaeological Evidence
The Dead Sea, the Holocene terminal lake of the Jordan River catchment, has fluctuated during its history in response to climatic change. Biblical records, calibrated by radiocarbon-dated geological and archaeological evidence, reinforce and add detail to the chronology of the lake-level fluctuations. There are three historically documented phases of the Dead Sea in the Biblical record: low lake levels ca. 2000–1500 B.C.E. (before common era); hi…
A New Bltmya Inscription from Kamed el-Lawz: An Addendum
The Siloam Pool — 'Solomon's Pool' — was a Swimming Pool
The Herodian Siloam pool discovered recently by Reich and Shukron was probably the 'Solomon's Pool' mentioned by Josephus (War 5. 145). It seems likely that it functioned as a swimming pool. Other pools in Jerusalem may have served in the same role
A New Bltmya Inscription from Kamed el-Lawz: An Addendum
Historic Dead Sea Level Fluctuations Calibrated with Geological and Archaeological Evidence
The Dead Sea, the Holocene terminal lake of the Jordan River catchment, has fluctuated during its history in response to climatic change. Biblical records, calibrated by radiocarbon-dated geological and archaeological evidence, reinforce and add detail to the chronology of the lake-level fluctuations. There are three historically documented phases of the Dead Sea in the Biblical record: low lake levels ca. 2000–1500 B.C.E. (before common era); hi…
Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land
The Siloam Pool — 'Solomon's Pool' — was a Swimming Pool
The Herodian Siloam pool discovered recently by Reich and Shukron was probably the 'Solomon's Pool' mentioned by Josephus (War 5. 145). It seems likely that it functioned as a swimming pool. Other pools in Jerusalem may have served in the same role
Naḥal Zered in the Bible and the Baraita De-Teḥumin
As a result of a mistaken interpretation of the Madaba map, biblical Naḥal Zered is often identified in the scholarship as Wādi al-ḥsā, which marks the boundary between Moab and Edom southeast of the Dead Sea. In reality, the brook of Zered does not appear on the Madaba map and the sole documentary evidence available for its identification is the Bible, which situates Naḥal Zered near Naḥal Arnon. The author proposes Wādi Nkheile, which spills in…
Midrashic Use of the Torah by the Prophets
In biblical research there is a great deal of discussion about intra-biblical connections, mostly with an emphasis on parallelism and a new interpretation given by the secondary source to words or expressions taken from the first source. This article focuses on intra-biblical homily, when prophets, like much later sources, take words and phrases from the Pentateuch or other earlier biblical text, sometimes even from a genealogical list, and use t…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works)