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               Barkay  assisted Rozen-Ayalon  in  supervising the excavation of  an area  dated  to  the  Early

   membe c ewed w x n Z the priestly  benediction  verses  from  Numbers 6:  24:27.  These are the earliest riestly  benediction  verses  from  Numbers 6:  24:27.  These are the earliest  7      Deuter a onom y  (7:9)     Barkay at one of the burials at Ketef Hinnom      si       g nific a  thy to mention                                         (Photo by  R ober ay   , D 2012   h )          and the Biblical World in Honor of Gabriel Barkay

 Bec Prof. Bming an Archaeologist  oming an Archaeologist    rsit y  o f G e or g i a    Islamic Period. This experience, now impossible for Israeli archaeologists due to geopolitical

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   Between 1964 and 1967, Gabi pursued his bachelor's degree in archaeology and geography at en 1964 and 1967, Gabi pursued his bachelor's degree in archaeology and geography at
 Prof. David Itzhak (z"l) – Ben Gurion University of the Negev
 Prof. Dabrew University of Jerusalem. He studied under the tutelage of founding figures in Israeli brew University of Jerusalem. He studied under the tutelage of founding figures in Israeli
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   archaeology, history, and geography:  Yigael  Yadin, Benjamin Mazar,  Michael Avi-Yonah, eology, history, and geography:  Yigael  Yadin, Benjamin Mazar,  Michael Avi-Yonah,
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 students.   It    he met David  Flusser, who  was  so  impressed  with  Barkay's Flusser, who  was  so  impressed  with  Barkay's   During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Barkay was assigned to the education force in the Land                                ------                   Bibliography of Gabriel Barkay                     XXII
   students.  It  was  here that was  here that  he met David
                   contribution to the field of archaeology, his research, and numerous publications.
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 unde          east of the Golan Heights. Barkay was part of a special unit of archaeologists tasked with                                               On the  f r ont   co v er :  K et ef H i n n o m
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 during        from the Roman period still standing at their original height, had                                                                           Priest Priestly Benediction amulet
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                   interest: The Biblical World, Epigraphy, Iconography and Archaeology. The volume also
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                   As  time  tends  to  advance in  only one direction  -  the past  is  no  more,  the present  is
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                   evanescent, and the future is unknown - with this publication, we are hoping to freeze a
               in these areas, it included a detailed survey (between the years 1974-1983) of Iron Age burial                                                                                                                                              1:3 Aaron Demsky            From Writing Exercise to Literary Masterpiece:
                   moment in time as Gabriel Barkay deserves it.
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 Prof. Dennis Pardee – University of Chicago
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               previously unknown tombs. His report published the first map of all known Iron Age burial
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               Étienne, previously thought to be from the Roman Period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                in Genesis 21:33 and Some Epigraphic Evidence      47
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               The dissertation also included the first extensive research on LMLK seal impressions and a full
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               mysterious earth-and-stone mounds in West Jerusalem, suggesting they were memorials for the                                                                                                                                                                             Change in Biblical Citation.                       60
 Prof. Da vid Ussi shki n  –  Te l Aviv Univer sit y   ( E m e ritus)          kings of Judah that incorporated a "great fire."  In 1983, Barkay had the opportunity to excavate
 Prof. David Ussishkin – Tel Aviv University (Emeritus)
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