PELLA
Pella is known to have been inhabited for most of the past
6000 years, mainly due to its strategic location at the junction of north south
and east west trade routes. It was named “Pella”during the Hellenistic period
when the soldiers of Alexander the Great named their settlements after their
leader’s Macedonian birthplace.
Some of the most important events in the lives of Isaac’s
twin sons, Jacob and Esau,took place in ancient Jordan.
The sites of Penuel (modern day Pella) and Mahanaim were
where Jacob stopped during his flight from Mesopotamia to Canaan.They have long
been identified with 2 sites in north –central Jordan: Telul ed-Dahab al Gharbi
and Telul ed Dahab al –Sharqi (the eastern and western hills of gold).
A massive Bronze and Iron age temple recently discovered at
Pella is thought to be the best preserved temple from Old Testament times
anywhere in the Holy Land. The discovery strongly indicates that Pella is the
site of ancient Penuel.
In Islamic times, Pella, then known s Tabaqet Fahl,
witnessed a decisive battle between Muslims and Christian Romans.
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