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William G. Dever is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Arizona. He is the author of over 26 books and numerous chapters and journal articles.

Jesse C. Long, Jr., is Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology in the Smith College of Biblical Studies at Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX. He has served as co-director of the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar, Jordan, since 1994, working closely with Suzanne Richard, his mentor and PI of the excavation. His research interests include the Early Bronze Age in the southern Levant, biblical archaeology, and Hebrew narrative.