The Deborah-Barak Composition (Jdg 4-5): Some Topographical Reflections
The topography outlined in the prose and poetic accounts of the Deborah-Barak Composition has always been problematic (Sasson 2014: 274). According to the Song of Deborah, the battle took place at 'Taanach by the waters of Megiddo' (Jdg 5:19), where the kings of Canaan were killed in the w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2017]
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Palestine exploration quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 149, Issue: 4, Pages: 326-335 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Deborah, Biblical person
/ Bible. Judge 5,19
/ Bible. Judge 4
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | The topography outlined in the prose and poetic accounts of the Deborah-Barak Composition has always been problematic (Sasson 2014: 274). According to the Song of Deborah, the battle took place at 'Taanach by the waters of Megiddo' (Jdg 5:19), where the kings of Canaan were killed in the waters of the Kishon torrent. Thus, the miracle seems to occur in the western Jezreel Valley. In the prose account, on the other hand, the location of the battle is not explicitly clarified. Only the encampment of the two armies - on Mt. Tabor and near the Wadi Kishon (Jdg 4:12-13) - is specified. After the defeat, Sisera fled to an otherwise unknown Elon-Bezaanannim (Jdg 4:11), while Barak chased the Canaanite army as far as Harosheth-Hagoyim (Jdg 4:16)., Obviously, except for the mention of the river Kishon, the topography is different in the two accounts. Thus it is important to take a closer look at the topographic indications as to the location of the battlefield. Since there are topographical disparities between the two accounts, the topography of each of them will be analysed separately. Afterwards the particular setting of both versions will be sketched. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1301 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Palestine exploration quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00310328.2017.1386439 |