by hadassah | Jan 19, 2009 | Exodus, Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Lakhish Reliefs at Nineveh, c. 700 BCE Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, sat upon a nimedu throne and passed in review the booty from Lachish (Notation on Sennacherib’s throne room relief) Date- c. 700 BCE Current Location- British Museum,...
by hadassah | Jan 18, 2009 | Exodus, Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Moabite Stone, c. 840 BCE The First Mention of the God of Israel YHWH — “Omri was the king of Israel, and he oppressed Moab… And…I took the vessels of YHWHI am Mesha, son of Kemosh[-yatti], the king of Moab, the Dibonite. My father was...
by hadassah | Jan 14, 2009 | Exodus
Tel Dan Stele, c. 840 BCE “[I killed Jeho]ram son of [Ahab] King of Israel… And [I] slew [the king] of the house of David” Date- c. 840 BCE Current Location- Skirball Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Language and Script- Aramaic; alphabetic General...
by hadassah | Jan 8, 2009 | Exodus, Judges
Biblical Megiddo Megiddo was one of the most important cities in Canaan and Israel in the biblical period. It was at Megiddo that the Canaanite city-states gathered to rebel against Egyptian domination. According to the Bible, Joshua captured Megiddo (Josh....
by hadassah | Jan 5, 2009 | Exodus
The Ramesseum, 1274 BCE REDIRECT The Battle of Kadesh at the Ramesseum, 1274 BCE What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from this website Create Account Contact...
by hadassah | Dec 31, 2008 | Exodus, Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
The Babylonian Chronicle (Chronicle 5): Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem, 597 BCE The King of Babylon Captures the Capital of Judah “He (Nebuchadnezzar) encamped against the city of Judah (Jerusalem) and on the second day of Adar, he seized the city and seized...
