biology

Tall Asur

Tall Asur is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tall Asur rather than just read about it. In short: Tall Asur (Arabic: تل العاصور), (Hebrew: Ba'al-hazor (Hebrew: בַּעַל חָצוֹר; also Hebrew: רמת חָצוֹר, romanized: Ramat Hazor Mount Hazor), is an irregularly shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. It is one of the highest points in the West Bank of the State of Palestine; with an altitude of approximately 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) above sea level.

Key takeaways

Tall Asur belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tall Asur to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tall Asur from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tall Asur (Arabic: تل العاصور), (Hebrew: Ba'al-hazor (Hebrew: בַּעַל חָצוֹר; also Hebrew: רמת חָצוֹר, romanized: Ramat Hazor Mount Hazor), is an irregularly shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. It is one of the highest points in the West Bank of the State of Palestine; with an altitude of approximately 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by the villages of Silwad, Taybeh, Kafr Malik and Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya and the Israeli settlement of Ofra. It is identified with the biblical site of Ba'al-hazor, a place in Samaria on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated. If that is correct, the modern Arabic place name preserves the original Biblical name.

Etymology Its name is derived from the word for "courtyard", referring to the walled enclosures that this large land mass enabled ancients to construct. These enclosures served as seasonal pens for sheep that were brought there for shearing, which was accompanied by a festive gathering. The peak housed a pagan shrine for worship of a Baal (deity) who was considered "lord of the mountain", hence its name: "Baal-hazor". The Genesis Apocryphon of the Dead Sea scrolls identifies Ramat Hazor as the site between Bethel and Ai where Abraham built an altar and invoked the name of God (Gen. 12:1–9). At this site the accounts of Genesis 13:14–17 took place.

Modern use The mountain has two peaks, one of which is an IAF base.

Notes

See also Geography of Palestine Geography of the West Bank Mount Nabi Yunis, the highest point in the State of Palestine.

References

Sources

Tall Asur - Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tall Asur

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tall Asur claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tall Asur before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tall Asur ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tall Asur

In research: Tall Asur appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tall Asur in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tall Asur is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Abraham, Book of Genesis locations, Hebrew Bible geography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tall Asur outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tall Asur in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tall Asur means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Tall Asur out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tall Asur in simple terms?

Why does Tall Asur matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tall Asur?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tall Asur.