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American teenager discovers 3,300-year-old scarab amulet at Tel Gezer site • Nov. 4, 2026, 10:18 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Also Known As Tel Gezer

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Abraham's possible routes to Canaan
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Side view of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu rising behind it on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.
ancient Egypt
ancient civilization
Israel
Israel
country, Middle East
ancient Middle East
ancient Middle East
historical region, Asia

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Clermont-Ganneau, engraving
Charles Clermont-Ganneau
French archaeologist

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