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David Inbar

David Inbar was an Israeli army officer, archaeologist and Bible researcher who received the Medal of Courage.

1939 to 2009Medal of Courage recipientBiblical archaeology researchThe book Ipcha Mistabra

Born: 25 March 1939, Rehovot
Died: 19 August 2009
Occupation: archaeologist, military personnel, historian
Education: Bar-Ilan University
Rank: Sgan Aluf

David Inbar was born in 1939 in Rehovot

David Inbar was born in Rehovot in 1939. He grew up on Kibbutz Ramat HaKovesh.

He served as a career officer in the Combat Engineering Corps. In 1966 he was badly wounded in the Beit Mirsim incident in the southern Hebron Hills and lost his left hand. He received the Medal of Courage for his conduct in that battle.

After his injury he served in the Intelligence Directorate, where he headed the Jordan branch in the research division. He left the army as a lieutenant colonel and turned to archaeology.

He wrote his doctorate on the Beit She'an Valley at Bar-Ilan University under Professor Anson Rainey. His first book, Journey to the Biblical Past, appeared in 1988.

He died of an illness in 2009 and was buried in Ness Ziona, where he lived. His book Ipcha Mistabra, which proposed a new dating and route for the biblical Exodus, came out in 2012.

David Inbar's life in 5 milestones

1939
Born in Rehovot.
1966
Wounded in the Beit Mirsim incident and later received the Medal of Courage.
1988
Published his first book, Journey to the Biblical Past.
2009
Died and was buried in Ness Ziona.
2012
His book Ipcha Mistabra was published.

David Inbar served in Combat Engineering Corps

He was a career officer in the Combat Engineering Corps and was wounded in the 1966 Beit Mirsim incident, then served in the Intelligence Directorate as head of the Jordan branch. He retired as a lieutenant colonel.

Combat Engineering Corps