▁a ▁list ▁of ▁thirty - one ▁city - states ▁defeated ▁by ▁Josh ua ▁and ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁which ▁may ▁explain ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁city . ▁Later , ▁it ▁is ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Z eb ul un , ▁settled ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mer ar ite ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Le vi . ▁Despite ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁account , ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Pho en ician ▁and ▁Phil ist ine ▁pot tery ▁finds , ▁arch ae olog ists ▁have ▁the or ized ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁the ▁C ana an ites ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Pho en icians ▁and ▁Phil ist ines ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁block ▁Israel ite ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Via ▁Mar is ▁trade ▁route . ▁ ▁The ▁destruction ▁of ▁this ▁settlement ▁phase ▁may ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁con quest s ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁King ▁David . ▁For ▁several ▁dec ades ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁poor ▁state , ▁until ▁its ▁re building ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁B CE . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁a ▁ ▁fort ification ▁was ▁built , ▁using ▁stones ▁m ined ▁and ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Car mel . ▁A ▁d rain age ▁system ▁was ▁installed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁from ▁the ▁rain . ▁The ▁wall ▁reached ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁. ▁ ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁raz ed ▁and ▁res ett led ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁