Background
Gichon, Mordechai was born on August 16, 1922 in Berlin. Arrived in Israel, 1934. Son of Nahum and Charlotte (Salomon) Gichermann.
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Battles of the Bible presents a comprehensive and illuminating account of the wars of ancient Israel. The Bible's military episodes, recounted here in vivid detail, cover a vast period, from the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites under Joshua's command, through the conquest of the kingdom by David and Solomon and the split of the kingdom into Judah and Israel, to the Maccabees' successful rebellion against Seleucid domination. The reliability of these accounts is supported by their technical accuracy and the descriptions of topographical conditions peculiar to specific battlefields. They bear comparison with military campaigns well after the biblical era, and provide strategic and tactical lessons of value even today. Battles of the Bible is a fascinating and valuable work, not only for its exacting scrutiny of the biblical accounts, but also for its insight into their wider and continuing relevance. This new, thoroughly revised edition takes into account current historical and archaeological research, as well as modern trends in biblical scholarship.
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(A revised edition of a study of the wars of ancient Israe...)
A revised edition of a study of the wars of ancient Israel, which ranges from the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites under Joshua's command to the Maccabees' successful rebellion against Seleucid domination, updated to take account of new research, with new maps and plans throughout.
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archaeologist educator historian
Gichon, Mordechai was born on August 16, 1922 in Berlin. Arrived in Israel, 1934. Son of Nahum and Charlotte (Salomon) Gichermann.
Graduate, Ben Yehuda College, Tel Aviv, 1941. Master of Arts, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1967.
Graduate, Israel Staff Command College, Gelilot, 1959.
Assistant director intelligence, research, Israeli Armed Forces, Jerusalem, 1949-1955; director school strategic intelligence, Israeli Armed Forces, Jerusalem, 1955-1957; head chair military history, Tel Aviv U., 1962-1965; senior lecturer archaeology, Tel Aviv U., 1965-1971; associate professor, Tel Aviv U., 1971-1980; professor, Tel Aviv U., 1980-1990; emertus professor, Tel Aviv U., since 1990. Chairman Israel Roman Milestone Committee, Tel Aviv, since 1970. Visiting fellow Archeology Institute University of Oxford, Wolfson College, Oxford, England, Birmingham U., England, Institute Jewish Studies, Oxford, Annenberg Institute, Philadelphia, 1968-1987.
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Served Jewish Brigade, British Army, World World War II, to lieutenant colonel Israeli Armed Forces, 1947-1962. Fellow Society Antiquaries, Royal Spanish Academy for History (correspondent), The International Napoleonic Society (chairman Israeli branch, Gold medal). Member Israel Exploration Society (council member), Israel Society Military History (board directors since 1986), Israel Association for Classical Studies, Deutsches Archaeologisches Institute, Israel Numismatic Society, Israel-Deutschland Gesellschaft (board directors 1978-1990), The International Forum for a United Jerusalem (council member since 1990), Israeli War Veterans and Retired Officers Associations Clubs: Explorer.
Lodges: Rotary (past president 1965-1991).
Married Chava Renate Goldberg, June 27, 1948. Children: Eran Zeev, Arion Ramit, Eyal Nahum.