1  Mizrachi 1992  Site was associated by some with the tomb of Og, king of Bashan, last of the Biblical Rephaim.  Pg. 48
2 Zohar 1989.  Pg.23-24
3 Mizrachi 1992  Very large stones flanked the northeast gate, part of a monumental entryway.  Pg. 48
4 Mizrachi et.al.  Pg. 172-173
5 Lev-Yadun et. al. 1996.  Pg. 200
6 Mizrachi et. al. Pg. 184-188, 193
7 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 53
8 Mizrachi et. al.  Pg. 177
9 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 52
10 Aveni et. al. 1998 “Our hypothetical unit falls well within the range (+or-5%) of the tenth multiple of the known Near Eastern Bronze Age cubit of linear measurement, as well as the traditional Bronze Age Mesopotamian (0.498-0.496m) and Egyptian (.45m) Short Cubit linear measurement.”  Pg. 481
11 Zohar 1989.  Pg. 30
12 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 48
13 Mizrachi et. al.  1996.  Pg. 174
14 Mizrachi et.al. 1996.  Pg. 194
15 Aveni et. al. 1998.  Pg. 491-2
16 Lundquist 1993.  Pg. 6-10
17 Mizrachi et. al. 1996.  Pg. 194
18 For example, the governing body of the Jews met on the temple grounds.
19 Zohar 1993.  Pg. 58
20 Zohar 1993  “Zohar maintains that Rogem Hiri was a central meeting place for nomadic tribes, where they settled disputes, exchanged information and goods, arranged marriages and chose leaders, often with appropriate ceremonies.”  Pg. 59
21 Aveni et. al. 1998 October – March.  Pg. 485
22 Aveni et. al. 1998.  Pg. 489
23 Aveni et. al. 1998.  Pg. 485
24 Aveni et. al. 1998  “We suspect the NE alignment to the June solstice may have been associated with the cult of Dummuzi-Tammuz, the consort of the Sumerian goddess Innana.”  Pg. 484
25 Aveni et. al. 1998  For both the Spring and Fall equinoxes, prediction of the rains could be up to 99% accurate.  Pg. 486
26 Aveni et. al. 1998  According to the study, 3000 B.C.E.  + or – 250 years.  Pg. 489
27 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 55
28 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 56
29 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 46-47
30 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 49
31 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 52-53
32 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 54
33 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 54
34 Mizrachi 1992.  Pg. 56
35 Zohar 1993.  Pg. 56-57
36 Zohar 1993.  Pg. 59
37 Aveni et. al. 1998.  Pg. 478
38 Aveni et. at. 1998.  Pg. 490
 
 

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