Agriculture in Iron Age Israel

Agriculture in Iron Age Israel

This book deals with agriculture as practiced in ancient Israel from the settlement to the destruction of the First Temple. It describes crops and trees cultivated by the Israelite farmer and the methods and tools used in cultivation. The information is gathered from both literary and archaeological sources with the Old Testament supplying most of the literary information. The author attributes several innovations to the biblical peasant: large-scale terracing, runoff farming (i.e. irrigation), restoration of soil fertility, and the invention of the beam oil-press.
Country USA
Brand Eisenbrauns
Manufacturer Eisenbrauns
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2009-06-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781575061740

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