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Emar A city in Syria on the west bank of the great bend of the Euphrates River (modern Meskene). Documents at Ebla and Mari show that Emar existed as early as the third millennium and was destroyed in the twelfth century bc (when the Sea Peoples invaded). Emar is not mentioned in the Bible. However, texts found at the site—dating to the 13th and 12th centuries bc—offer insight into the ritual activities of a late Bronze Age city. The ritual activities contained in books like Genesis and Leviticus are better understood when compared with other rituals of the same time period—like those found at Emar.
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