Izbet Sartah

Located at the western edge of the hill country, the settlement at Izbet Sartah experienced the clash of Israelite and Philistine cultures. With material culture similar to the hill country sites, Izbet Sartah attests to the fluctuations of the early Israelite settlement.

Izbet Sartah give evidence of three short-lived settlements from the twelfth to the tenth century BCE. Stratum II, which includes a large central four-room house and smaller four-room houses on the periphery, attests to the beginnings of stratification of wealth with an uneven distribution of silos.

Come and explore this important site for understanding the Israelite settlement.