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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. 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
 Prof. David Itzhak (z"l) – Ben Gurion University of the Negev
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                   8:16) has been prepared as a personal tribute to Gabriel Barkay and recognizes his huge
   students.  It  was  here that was  here that  he met David
 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

                   contribution to the field of archaeology, his research, and numerous publications.
 intelle intellectual acumen that he appointe y    of Israel studies unit. After the war, Israel temporarily controlled an area of 400 km² in Syria,                                                                                                          ------                   Bibliography of Gabriel Barkay                     XXII
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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
                   The papers were written by 34 scholars — his colleagues, students and admirers from Israel
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                   him in the past or are still working with him, in the present.  never been properly surveyed
   during this time, Gabi met his first wife, Rachel, a fellow archaeology student who later became  this time, Gabi met his first wife, Rachel, a fellow archaeology student who later became
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                   interest: The Biblical World, Epigraphy, Iconography and Archaeology. The volume also
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 Prof. Lawrence Mykytiuk – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (Emeritus)
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                   includes an  important paper  that  Gabi,  himself,  co-authored  together  with  Deutsch,
               Western Jerusalem at  the  end of  the  Iron Age  period.  This  research was  part  of  his  PhD                                                                                                                                                                       Perusing Archaeological Discoveries and Early        1



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 Prof. Na da v N a ’ a man  –   T el  Aviv Unive rsit y   ( E m e ritus)   dissertation at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of David Ussishkin.  His dissertation
 Prof. Nadav Na’aman – Tel Aviv University (Emeritus)
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               was exceptionally comprehensive, covering several topics, each of which could have stood                                                                                                                                                    1:2 David Blumenthal        Psalm 49: A Meditation on Death                    28
                   As  time  tends  to  advance in  only one direction  -  the past  is  no  more,  the present  is
 Prof. Steven M. Ortiz – Lanier Center for Archaeology, Lipscomb University
 Prof. S teve n M. Or ti z   –  L a ni e r Ce nte r f or A rc ha e olog y ,  L ipscomb Unive rs it y    alone as a PhD dissertation. Besides compiling all data from archaeological works conducted
                   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.
 Prof. Dennis Pardee – University of Chicago
 Prof. De nnis P a rde e   –  U niver sit y  of Chic a g o    tombs in Northern and Western Jerusalem. Barkay personally cleaned and documented some                                                                                                                                   Hebrew Epigraphy and Biblical Literature           34
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               previously unknown tombs. His report published the first map of all known Iron Age burial
 Prof. R onn y  R e ich   –   Uni ve rsit y   of  Ha if a    fields in Jerusalem and conducted the first study of the elaborate burial cave complexes at St.                                                                                               1:4 Jan Dušek               Remembering the Covenant in Beer-Sheba: םלוע
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               Étienne, previously thought to be from the Roman Period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                in Genesis 21:33 and Some Epigraphic Evidence      47
 Dr. Alon S ha vit   –   I s ra e li   I nsti tut e  of A rc ha e olo g y
 Dr. Alon Shavit – Israeli Institute of Archaeology
               The dissertation also included the first extensive research on LMLK seal impressions and a full
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