Jos 11:13 | TNotes | STEP | 11:13 the towns built on mounds: In the ancient Near East it was common practice to rebuild cities on the same sites after they had been destroyed. All the elements that made a city site advantageous remained after a city’s destruction. Many cities were rebuilt numerous times, slowly rising in height as more debris accumulated after each destruction. • Joshua burned only Hazor in the north, just as he had destroyed Jericho (6:24 ) and Ai (8:28 ) in the center of the land.

‏ Joshua 11:13

11:13 ^a the towns built on mounds: In the ancient Near East it was common practice to rebuild cities on the same sites after they had been destroyed. All the elements that made a city site advantageous remained after a city’s destruction. Many cities were rebuilt numerous times, slowly rising in height as more debris accumulated after each destruction.

• Joshua burned only Hazor in the north, just as he had destroyed Jericho (6:24 ^b) and Ai (8:28 ^c) in the center of the land.