Jeroboam II in Transjordan
Archaeological finds and biblical references indicate that in the early 8th century BCE, the time of Jeroboam II, the Northern Kingdom expanded in the south as far as Kuntillet Ajrud in northeast Sinai and in the northeast to the Irbid Plateau and the southern Bashan. This seems to demonstrate Israe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2020]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jeroboam II Israel, King 787 BC-747 BC
/ Joash Judah, King 840 BC-801 BC
/ Amaziah Judah, King
/ Azariah Judah, King 773 BC-736 BC
/ Ammonites
/ Edom (Landscape)
/ Kadesh
/ Moab
/ Monarchy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Kadesh-barnea
B Transjordan B Kuntillet Ajrud B Tell el-Kheleifeh B Ammon B Moab B Jeroboam II B Amaziah B Joash B Khirbet Mudaybi B Northern Kingdom B Azariah (Uzziah) B Edom |
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| Summary: | Archaeological finds and biblical references indicate that in the early 8th century BCE, the time of Jeroboam II, the Northern Kingdom expanded in the south as far as Kuntillet Ajrud in northeast Sinai and in the northeast to the Irbid Plateau and the southern Bashan. This seems to demonstrate Israel’s interest in dominating the two branches of the Arabian trade routes—the Darb el-Ghazza in Sinai and the King’s Highway in Transjordan. Against this background, I discuss the possibility that Israel also extended its rule or domination to Edom and to other sectors of Transjordan. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2020.1801910 |