| Show biblical fortress of eichem geographically michem was one of the most important points to in pales une situated in the narrow marrow mountain pass between mounts garizio and aad ebal the high road 0 of travel between the east and west it blocked the route from the jordan valley talley to the coast plain and protected the coastal region from the Inva invasions of the nomadic hordes coming from the east its strategic function 1 Is thus obvious of a bold spectacle with tho the horizontal lines of the walls one superimposed upon the other with the gigantic dimensions of tta its stones all concentrated in the elliptic city plan the fortress loonie loomed 3 la in the landscape standing at its ita side bide the two natural bulwark mounts and ebal reinforced the impression of 0 impregnability even today one who stands at the toot or of these gigantic walls walla has haa the sense of being as the biblical people walled in our own sight as grasshoppers one to Is impressed by its sheer physical strength and understands the fea fearful ful panic ot of the tha israelites as they listened in kadesh barnea to the reports which their spies brought back bach from tho the land of canann canaan the builders of fortification system were the hittite who were known to have dwelt in ax as early ua its the time ot of jacob 1500 ek CL 0 gen 34 |
