![]() ![]() ![]() Through the historical flashbacks, we see the making of the land of Israel and all the influences that have tried to subdue the Jewish nation. In some ways, the book reads like a series of short stories or novellas since each historical layer has its own story. The fictional tell in The Source is Makor, located directly east of Akko/Acre and slightly north and west of the Sea of Galilee. The book centers around a fictional archeological tell – a mound that contains stratified debris of consecutive settlements on the same site – and alternates between the current day (a 1960’s archeological dig of this tell) and the various historical periods of the layers of the tell and the artifacts that are discovered beginning in 9834 B.C.E. Michener’s 1965 tome tells the story of the land known as Israel and the history of the Jewish people, beginning with the Stone Age Family of Ur. Photo of Tell Megiddo, which has 20 strata of ruins beginning 7000-5000 BCE in the Neolithic period Recipe :: Christmas (Swedish) Tea Rings.Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad.Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder.Recipe :: Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup.Recipe :: Balsamic-Tomato Dipping Sauce. ![]()
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