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The Sisera well is one of the ancient wells in the Al-Jawf region in Saudi Arabia.
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The Sisera well is one of the ancient wells in the Al-Jawf region in Saudi Arabia.
The Sisera well is located north of Sakaka, near the castle of Zaabal.
The name of the well belongs to the Canaanite military commander Sisera who fought the Jews in Palestine, and he was the commander of the Canaanite army. His name was mentioned in the biblical and Christian texts as he is an enemy of the Jews. [2] [3]
The Sisra Well is a well dug in a sandy rock, and it takes the oval shape with diameters of length 8m x 7m, with a depth of about 15m. It was carved on its inner sides stairs to its bottom. There is a channel engraved in the rock inside the well that was used to transport water to farms. This type of irrigation system was known during the Nabataean period (1st century AD). The site was restored, the well was surrounded with stems for protection, and the surrounding area was paved with stones. There is a paved road that connects to the site. In addition to its tourism integration with the site of the castle of Zaabal, the Zaabal neighborhood and the distinct way I’d digging it, this site has an archaeological and heritage importance. Al-Jouf was visited by a scientist called Professor Winnett and his colleague Reed in 1962 AD. They said: "This well is like a pond in the pocket in Palestine. It is known that some of the low areas in Sakaka surrounding the well from the eastern and southern sides were supplied of water from the well through underground tunnels, as well as through channels that exist on the ground, and carved into the rock. Some parts of these tunnels were discovered accidentally after they were covered in sand. ”[4]
Adullam is an ancient ruin, formerly known by the Arabic appellation ʿAīd el Mâ, built upon a hilltop overlooking the Elah Valley, straddling the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank. In the late 19th century, the town was still in ruins. The hilltop ruin is also known by the name Khurbet esh-Sheikh Madkour, named after Madkour, one of the sons of the Sultan Beder, for whom is built a shrine (wely) and formerly called by its inhabitants Wely Madkour. The hilltop is mostly flat, with cisterns carved into the rock. The remains of stone structures which once stood there can still be seen. Sedimentary layers of ruins from the old Canaanite and Israelite eras, mostly potsherds, are noticeable everywhere, although olive groves now grow atop of this hill, enclosed within stone hedges. The villages of Aderet, Aviezer and Khirbet al-Deir are located nearby. The ruin lies about 3 kilometers south of Moshav Neve Michael. The area around ancient Adullam between Bet Shemesh and Bet Guvrin was established in 1957 as "Adullam Region" and settled since then.
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1-^Al-Jawf, Hussain Ali Al-Khalifa, Nawwaf Dhabban Al-Rashed, Al-Jouf Wing, Janadriya 18, p. 7.
2-^ Al-Riyadh newspaper, Sisra Well named after the Leader of Canaani. Archived February 17, 2015, on the Wayback Machine.
3- ^ Archaeological Sites in Al-Jouf Region, Mr. Thamer Awad Al-Malki
4-^ Al-Jouf Land of Archeology and Civilization, Turki bin Ibrahim Al-Qahidan, 1st floor, Al-Rushd Library, Riyadh, 1425 AH / 2004AD, p. 31.