Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 760
xth century before Christ, and whowere stationed by Amasis on the eastern borders of hiskingdom. Tell Defne, which is situated to the east of the Pelusicbranch of the Nile, takes us back to about the same period.Here were discovered the remains of a fortress surroundedby a large strong wall, which… … Sphinx from Pithom 648 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS Ionian soldiers under the first Psemtek,who were afterwardstransferred to Memphis. On the other hand, it is hardlypossible that this Greek town can be the Daphnae mentionedin other places, or even be considered as identical with theBiblical…
