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I sits to the south of the village with another site to the north. The surface of Tell Labweh had been damaged by modern agriculture and it had been cut in half by road construction. Several burials were discovered inside the remains of rectangular buildings with white and red plaster floors. The
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Copeland, Lorraine and Westcombe, Peter, Inventory of Stone Age Sites in Lebanon Part 2: North - South - East Central Lebanon Volume 42 (Pages 1–174) Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut Lebanon),
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on the top of a hillock, near which passes a small stream which has its source in the adjoining mountains, and after flowing for several hours through the plain, falls into the basin from which springs the
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or DFBW. Only one vessel was reconstructed from the initial excavations; a bowl with combed finishing. Other shards included jars and bowls of a black, brown, or red colour, one showed a
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deposits and higher levels showing the evolution of denticulated and segmented cutting edges with similarities to those found at the oldest neolithic Byblos. Three initial samples were
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type but only one block of the western wall remained visible. Modern construction built a house inside the temple. There are around twenty temples located between Labweh and
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points, hooks, scrapers, borers and burins. Burials were found within two houses, which were excavated and found to be similar to those in earlier
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is another large archaeological site, a few hundred meters north on the other side of the village and springs. Finely denticulated sickle blades,
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settlements represented at Labweh have been found dating to at least the 7th millennium BC. It has been suggested that it was known to the
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were collected from the surface of the site. Most of the finds indicated settlement around the time of Tell Labweh (South) and Byblos.
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Kirkbride, Diana, Early Byblos and the Bakaa, Volume 45 (Pages 43–60), Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut Lebanon), 1969.
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remains of stone walls were found at lower levels and it is thought that the buildings may have used mud bricks at higher levels.
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and the remains of a temple. There are also remains of a Byzantine bastion and a Roman dam suggested to date to the reign of
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for "lion" or "lioness". The village has several archaeological sites of interest including three old caves with
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Mazar (Maisler), B. (1946). "Topographical Studies V: Lebo-Hamath and the Northern Boundary of Canaan".
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Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838
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The Symbolism of the Biblical World: Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Book of Psalms
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to the right of the road, at a place called Shaad. Labweh is at the foot of the range of
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and fragments of whiteware along with burnished pottery with patterns and a fragment of
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would have included forest animals and numerous domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats.
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noted: "I came to a village called Labweh, after having passed an encampment of
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is a village at an elevation of 950 metres (3,120 ft) on a foothill of the
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tongue means "heart" or "center", it also has been suggested to come from the
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Sir. William Smith, LLD, Ed. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)
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The village is located on a hill 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of
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Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1842).
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Soundings and analysis of archaeological sites in Labweh were made by
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Halawi, Ayman; Messarra, Nasri; Bou Nader, Raymond (28 June 2020).
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wiped finish normally found in sites further South in the
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Baal: Bulletin d'archéologie et d'architecture libanaises
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Populated places established in the 7th millennium BC
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The journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London
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and Peter Wescombe in 1966 with later excavations by
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University of Cologne - Radiocarbon Context Database
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Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London
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Direction Générale des Antiquités. 2001 730:translation, which refers to the Dead Sea 632: 462:or "Vaisselle Blanche", along with later 912: 827: 825: 823: 821: 679: 649: 75:26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of 2389:List of Christian cathedrals in Lebanon 566: 422: 3330: 2940: 2584:Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon 2557:Double Qaim-Maqamate of Mount Lebanon 2464: 2446:UNESCO World Heritage Sites Proposed 2404:Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral 2036:Roman archaeological sites in Lebanon 2009: 1059: 831: 818: 411:, which gives its name to the Labweh 3338:Populated places in Baalbek District 2490: 297:as Laba'u and as Lebo-hamath to the 803:The Neolithic of Jordan (East Bank) 689:The Book of Ezekiel: chapters 25-48 246: 13: 3293: 313:, noted as the Northern border of 14: 3384: 2323:Roman temple to Venus in Yammoune 1038: 800:Zeidan Abdel-Kafi Kafafi (1982). 686:Daniel Isaac Block (March 1998). 2967: 2099: 1087: 54: 47: 3343:Archaeological sites in Lebanon 2450:Category:Roman sites in Lebanon 1094:Archaeological sites in Lebanon 1045:Lebwe temple on www.lebanon.com 842: 757: 535: 403:Labweh Springs and Labweh River 3373:Tourist attractions in Lebanon 2223:Khirbet El-Knese roman temples 1950:Tripolis (region of Phoenicia) 925:. 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2612: 2609: 2607: 2604: 2603: 2600: 2597: 2595: 2591: 2585: 2582: 2580: 2577: 2575: 2572: 2570: 2567: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2515: 2513: 2510: 2509: 2507: 2505: 2501: 2497: 2493: 2486: 2481: 2479: 2474: 2472: 2467: 2466: 2463: 2451: 2448: 2445: 2444: 2441: 2435: 2432: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2420: 2417: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2370: 2367: 2365: 2362: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2339:Roman Lebanon 2337: 2336: 2334: 2330: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2229: 2226: 2224: 2221: 2219: 2216: 2214: 2211: 2209: 2206: 2204: 2201: 2199: 2198:Dakoue temple 2196: 2194: 2191: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2181: 2179: 2176: 2174: 2173:Augusti Pagus 2171: 2169: 2168:Arca Caesarea 2166: 2164: 2161: 2159: 2156: 2154: 2151: 2149: 2146: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2116: 2115: 2113: 2107: 2102: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2048: 2046: 2042:Roman Berytus 2040: 2031: 2026: 2024: 2019: 2017: 2012: 2011: 2008: 1996: 1993: 1991: 1988: 1986: 1983: 1981: 1978: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1951: 1948: 1946: 1943: 1941: 1938: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1928: 1926: 1923: 1921: 1918: 1916: 1913: 1911: 1908: 1906: 1903: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1890:Tell Shamsine 1888: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1825:Tell Mureibit 1823: 1821: 1818: 1816: 1813: 1811: 1808: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1780:Tell Khardane 1778: 1776: 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1745:Tell el-Burak 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1691: 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1570:Ras Baalbek I 1568: 1566: 1565:Qasr el Banat 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1550:Qal'at Bustra 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 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2986: 2841:Demographics 2819:Architecture 2760:Central Bank 2692:Human rights 2677:Constitution 2641:Shebaa farms 2631:Governorates 2611:Beqaa Valley 2537:Crusader era 2278:Castra Chbib 2268:Qalaat Faqra 2227: 2188:Bziza temple 2178:Bakka temple 2143:Aaqbe temple 1915:Tell Zeitoun 1905:Tell Wardeen 1875:Tell Saoudhi 1870:Tell Safiyeh 1865:Tell Saatiya 1830:Tell Murtafa 1820:Tell Meouchi 1815:Tell Mekhada 1790:Tell Jezireh 1775:Tell Karmita 1765:Tell Hazzine 1740:Tell Dibbine 1715:Tell Beshara 1520:Neba'a Faour 1470:Majdal Anjar 1449: 1385:Kamid el-Loz 1370:Joub Jannine 1365:Jeita Grotto 1360:Jebel Aabeby 1315:Hadeth south 1245:Bustan Birke 1235:Belat temple 1024: 1016:Robinson, E. 996: 990: 960:. 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It was a 437:Tell Labweh 319:Jeroboam II 143:Settlements 117: / 93:Coordinates 3332:Categories 3312:Ard Tlaili 3276:Wadi Faara 2881:Television 2772:(currency) 2682:Corruption 2542:Mamluk era 2183:Batroumine 2118:Heliopolis 1990:Ain W Zain 1970:Wadi Koura 1860:Tell Rayak 1785:Tell Kirri 1705:Tell Ayoub 1665:Tell Addus 1660:Tell Ablah 1655:Tell Aalaq 1625:Sin el Fil 1575:Ras Beirut 1475:Mansourieh 1465:Lion Tower 1380:Kafr Zabad 1305:Fadous Sud 1210:Batroumine 1185:Ard Tlaili 1180:Ard Saouda 1135:Ain Harcha 1130:Ain Choaab 975:Literature 962:28 October 938:28 October 904:28 October 560:References 518:arrowheads 480:Tell Ramad 460:White Ware 353:sarcophagi 321:, king of 201:1966, 1969 193:Site notes 105:36°21′09″E 102:34°11′50″N 3280:Yammouneh 3196:Nabi Chit 3158:Kasarnaba 3153:Kfar Dane 3136:Jabbouleh 3122:Hosh Snid 3093:Hallanieh 2985:Capital: 2856:Languages 2846:Education 2788:Transport 2719:President 2626:Districts 2594:Geography 2574:Civil War 2527:Roman era 2517:Phoenicia 2263:Hosn Niha 1795:Tell Jisr 1725:Tell Deir 1670:Tell Ahle 1530:Hosn Niha 1525:Nebi Safa 1505:Nabi Zair 1495:Moukhtara 1445:Ksar Akil 1415:Kfar Qouq 1395:Karak Nuh 1310:Hebbariye 1230:Beit Mery 1220:Bechamoun 1020:Smith, E. 664:: 91–102. 643:1561-3410 457:limestone 453:neolithic 435:in 1969. 393:Metawileh 385:Eli Smith 372:Turkomans 366:In 1834, 363:, Syria. 350:Byzantine 295:Assyrians 291:Egyptians 287:Neolithic 259:Al-Labweh 221:Condition 187:Byzantine 179:Neolithic 3186:Majdloun 3173:Kneisseh 3168:Khraibeh 3026:Bednayel 2921:Category 2871:Religion 2709:Military 2697:Abortion 2665:Politics 2651:Wildlife 2532:Arab era 2496:articles 2364:Ulpianus 1980:Yammoune 1485:Mayrouba 1430:Kharayeb 1420:Kfarhata 1285:Dekwaneh 1150:Al-Bireh 1125:Ain Aata 1022:(1841). 985:(1837). 879:16 March 810:16 March 785:17 March 705:16 March 600:16 March 550:prostyle 526:obsidian 331:Dead Sea 309:and the 175:Cultures 72:Location 3285:Younine 3102:Hizzine 3097:Harbata 3074:Douriss 3031:Bechwat 3018:Baalbek 2988:Baalbek 2905:Outline 2829:Cuisine 2807:Culture 2783:Tourism 2743:Economy 2616:Borders 2512:Ancient 2504:History 2492:Lebanon 2332:Related 2051:Berytus 1630:Sarepta 1585:Rashaya 1560:Qaraoun 1500:Mtaileb 1460:Libbaya 1405:Kefraya 1400:Kaukaba 1355:Jdeideh 1325:Hashbai 1215:Batroun 1200:Baalbek 1140:Akbiyeh 1105:Aadloun 1050:Laboueh 466:called 464:pottery 417:Orontes 413:Springs 409:Baalbek 387:noted 381:Orontes 361:Palmyra 299:Hebrews 281:History 275:Lebanon 165:Periods 153:Founded 148:History 77:Baalbek 3257:Taybeh 3252:Taraya 3232:Saayde 3206:Nahleh 3181:Labweh 3148:Jdeide 3107:Hlabta 3084:Fleweh 3059:Chlifa 3045:Btadhi 3041:Brital 3008:Ainata 2926:Portal 2876:Sports 2824:Cinema 2770:Pound 2621:Cities 2494:  1650:Tayibe 1615:Shheem 1450:Labweh 1300:Flaoui 1265:Dakoue 1250:Byblos 1225:Beirut 1175:Apheca 1155:Amioun 1115:Aammiq 929:  870:  696:  641:  496:sickle 484:Byblos 451:Early 445:Labweh 389:Lebweh 342:Arabic 338:Syriac 327:Arabah 323:Israel 303:Hamath 251:Laboué 247:اللبوة 243:Arabic 239:Labweh 83:Region 25:اللبوة 19:Labweh 3305:Other 3272:Tfail 3247:Talya 3216:Qarha 3191:Mikna 3163:Khodr 3143:Jebaa 3139:Janta 3054:Chaat 3049:Bodai 3022:Barka 3013:Arsal 2912:Index 2886:Women 2861:Music 2313:Tyrus 1995:Zahlé 1985:Yanta 1945:Toron 1645:Taire 1620:Sidon 1120:Aaqbe 1110:Aaiha 1008:1966. 1003:–102. 530:Fauna 500:basal 472:straw 391:as a 346:Roman 329:(the 255:Labwe 224:Ruins 183:Roman 134:Tells 3177:Laat 3132:Iaat 2851:Flag 2834:wine 2702:LGBT 2258:Niha 2148:Afqa 1960:Tyre 1375:Jieh 1350:Jbaa 1340:Iaat 1190:Arqa 964:2012 940:2012 927:ISBN 906:2012 881:2011 868:ISBN 812:2011 787:2011 724:NKJV 707:2011 694:ISBN 639:ISSN 602:2011 522:axes 492:PPNA 490:and 488:PPNB 333:)". 285:The 169:PPNB 130:Type 3211:Qaa 3003:Ain 1545:Qaa 753:145 728:NIV 629:doi 443:or 265:in 257:or 249:), 232:Yes 3334:: 2975:, 1018:; 1001:95 999:: 995:. 989:. 820:^ 741:99 722:: 662:12 660:. 637:. 625:22 623:. 619:. 582:^ 568:^ 556:. 508:BC 439:, 399:. 277:. 273:, 269:, 253:, 245:: 212:, 185:, 181:, 158:BC 2960:e 2953:t 2946:v 2484:e 2477:t 2470:v 2029:e 2022:t 2015:v 1079:e 1072:t 1065:v 1032:. 997:7 966:. 942:. 908:. 883:. 814:. 789:. 709:. 645:. 631:: 604:. 348:- 241:(

Index


900 metres (3,000 ft)
Baalbek
Bekaa Valley
34°11′50″N 36°21′09″E / 34.197317°N 36.352392°E / 34.197317; 36.352392
Tells
BC
PPNB
Neolithic
Roman
Byzantine
Diana Kirkbride
Lorraine Copeland
Arabic
Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Baalbek District
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Lebanon
Neolithic
Egyptians
Assyrians
Hebrews
Hamath
Books of Kings
Book of Ezekiel
King Solomon
Jeroboam II
Israel
Arabah
Dead Sea

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