About the Author

The late Joseph P. Free was chairman of the department of archaeology at Wheaton College, and later, professor of archaeology and history at Bemidji State College in Minnesota. He did extensive excavations of the city of Dothan and published numerous articles on issues of archaeology. Howard F. Vos is professor of history and archaeology at The King's College in Briarcliff Manor, New York. He has authored, co-authered, or edited twenty-three books on biblical archaeology and is a frequent contributor to Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias.