Archaeology: Hazor

Archaeology has found evidence of the fiery destruction of Hazor, the major city of the north during the conquest of Canaan, possibly by the forces of Joshua (Joshua 11:10-11). The rebuilding and fortification by Solomon parallels what he did at Megiddo and Hazor. The distinctive gates were found to be nearly identical to gates of these cities.

Finding that Hazor was about 200 acres, far larger than a normal city of that day, provides reason for the Bible calling it "the head." The city's king, Jabin, rallied the kingdoms in the north against the Israelites (Joshua 11:1-3). Yet the forces of Joshua prevailed.

Kyle Campbell