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186 line; to the northwest, the hillock of ancient Jericho; and beyond it, the mountains of Judea, including Beth-El and the Mount of Olives of Jerusalem. Bethlehem is obscured by Mount el-Muntar, but the heights of Tekoah and the environs of Hebron can be seen" (A. Mallon, R. Koeppel, and R. Neuville. Teleilat Ghassul, Compte Rendu des Fouilles de l'Institut Biblique Pontifical). To the north, the view was unobscured for some thirty miles; to the cast, one could see Mount Moab and the foremounts of Mount Nebo; to the south, "beyond the mirror of the Dead Sea, one could see the salt mountain. Mount Sodom." The principal remains uncovered at Tell Ghassul cover a period when it was occupied by highly advanced settlers from before 4000 B.C. to circa 2000 B.C. (when the place was abruptly abandoned). rd Fa) 3 SN BIseATA way mara DEAD SEA Fig. 57 THE WARS OF GODS AND MEN