You are hereHomeBARSeptember/October 2013Was Rahab Really a Harlot? Casemate walls became popular in Israel only from the tenth century B.C.E. onward; see H. Weippert, “Mauer und Mauertechnik,” in K. Galling, ed., Biblisches Reallexikon, 2nd ed. (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck], 1977), p. 212. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.