Tell el-Far'ah (South)


Tell el-Far'ah is an archaeological site on the bank of HaBesor Stream in the northern Negev region, Israel. It is located between the modern settlements of Ein HaBesor and Urim, some from the modern city of Ofakim and from Gaza. It was first excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1928–1929. Petrie wrongly identified the site with Beit Pelet in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. William F. Albright identified the site with Sharuhen which appears in Egyptian and Biblical sources although some scholars dispute this identification.