Friday, March 14, 2025

Obituary: Ze’ev Meshel (1932–2024)

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Milestones: Ze’ev Meshel (1932–2024). Leading archaeologist of Israel’s desert regions (Lily Singer-Avitz).
Ze’ev Meshel, renowned Israeli archaeologist, exemplary guide, passionate desert lover, and explorer, passed away on December 14, 2024, at his home in Givatayim, Israel. He was 92 years old.

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Among his accomplishments was the excavation of Kuntillet ‘Ajrud in 1975-76. For many PaleoJudaica posts on the discoveries there, especially the epigraphic ones, see here and links plus here.

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