Tel Qashish, also spelled Tel Kashish (Hebrew: תל קשיש) or Tell el-Qassis in Arabic,[1] is a tell (ancient mound) located in the northwestern Jezreel Valley, on the north bank of the Kishon River. The ancient settlement at Tel Qashish is believed to have been a satellite of the nearby city of Yokneam, which is situated about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) to the south.
Archaeologist Yohanan Aharoni proposed that the site corresponds to "Helkath," one of the 119 cities conquered by Pharaoh Thutmose III. However, other scholars suggest it may be identified with "Dabeshet," mentioned in the Book of Joshua.[2] Adjacent to the mound is Ein Qashish, a spring with evidence of prehistoric human activity dating back to the Middle Palaeolithic period.[3]
- ^ J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney; Moisés Silva, eds. (2011). "Helkath". Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Zondervan Academic. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-310-49235-1. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Ben Tor, Avisar, Bonfil, Zerzetsky, Portugali, 1987, p.12
- ^ "Ein Qashish - A New Middle Paleolithic Open-Air Site in Northern Israel". Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society. 38: 7–40. 2008.