Biblical Archaeology Review

Encyclopaedia Judaica, Vol. 16, p. 380.

Although the word brosh appears in the Bible several times and is described as having numerous uses, especially in construction and manufacture, there is no clear-cut consensus as to its identification. It is likely, though, that the brosh is the juniper, and the te’ashur (Isaiah 41:19, Isaiah 60:13), the cypress.

For example: ‘Ain Qudeis, ‘Atar Haro‘a, Horvat Rahba, Mesad Refed and Mesad Hatira.

Rudolph Cohen, “The Iron Age Fortresses in the Central Negev,” BASOR 236 (1979), p. 63. This is actually a revision, based on more recent information, of a classification suggested earlier by Yohanan Aharoni. Yohanan Aharoni, “Forerunners of the Limes: Iron Age Fortresses in the Negev,” IEJ 17 (1967), p. 3.

For a detailed study of the Four-Room House tradition, see Yigal Shiloh, “The Four-Room House—Its Situation and Function in the Israelite City,” Israel Exploration Journal (IEJ) 20 (1970), pp. 180–190; “Elements in the Development of Town Planning in the Israelite City,” IEJ 28 (1978), pp. 36–51.

In 1965, Glueck significantly revised his earlier understanding of metallurgical activity at Tell el-Kheleifeh. See Nelson Glueck, “Ezion-Geber,” Biblical Archaeologist (1965), pp. 70–87.

Nelson Glueck, “The Second Campaign at Tell el-Kheleifeh (Ezion-Geber: Elath)” BASOR 75 (1939), p. 12.

Nelson Glueck, “The First Campaign at Tell el-Kheleifeh (Ezion-Geber)” BASOR 71(1938), p. 10.

The field records and photographic archives are remarkably well organized, thanks, in large measure to the dedicated efforts of Mrs. Eleanor K. Vogel, Glueck’s archaeological assistant for many years.