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Bozrah (Hauran, Syria)
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I. Pre-Christian Period – II. Christian Archaeology

I. Pre-Christian Period

Bozrah (or Bostra; Arab. Bushra ash-Sham), in the southeast of the Hauran, is a crossroads of many long-distance routes. It is mentioned in Egyptian texts from the 2nd millennium. First settled in the Early Bronze Age, it was captured by Judas Maccabeus (Maccabees) (1 Macc 5:28). In the 1st century bce and the 1st century ce, it was on the edge of the Nabatean territory in southern Auranitis and was the sit…

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Wenning, Robert and Koch, Guntram, “Bozrah (Hauran, Syria)”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_02282>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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