EA 288 AND BIBLICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY
In the letter EA 288 the ruler of Jerusalem defines the territorial frame in which he operates (11. 25-28), as extending "as far as the lands of Seir [and] as far as Gath-Carmel". This had been recognized as an encompassing circumscription that contraposes the south-eastern and north-weste...
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Peeters
2001
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Revue biblique
Year: 2001, Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-20 |
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| Summary: | In the letter EA 288 the ruler of Jerusalem defines the territorial frame in which he operates (11. 25-28), as extending "as far as the lands of Seir [and] as far as Gath-Carmel". This had been recognized as an encompassing circumscription that contraposes the south-eastern and north-western extremities of the area defined. It was also regarded as an overdrawn complaint with the comprehensive territorial frame phrased in a manner of "from Dan to Beer-sheba". In this study two ideas are suggested. One is that the area defined is the district administered from Gaza, with the southern delimitation indicating the border between sedentary and nomadic areas, and in addition, or alternatively, that the northern extremity indicates the extent of the anti-Jerusalem alliance. The other proposal is that the southern delimitation is a pattern inherited by Israelite scribal tradition, that figures prominently in the biblical boundary descriptions of the land of Canaan and Israel. The topographical data are elucidated, primarily those of Seir that had been queried, showing it to be in southern Transjordan and not in the Negeb. Dans la lettre EA 288, le souverain de Jérusalem définit le cadre territorial dans lequel il fonctionne (11. 25-28), s'étendant "aussi loin que les territoires de Séïr [et] que Gath-Carmel". Ceci a été qualifé de circonscription englobante qui indique ses extrémités sud-est et nord-ouest. On l'a aussi perçu comme une plainte exagérée, avec un cadre territorial décrit à la manière de "de Dan à Bersabée". Dans cette étude, deux idées sont suggérées. L'une est que la zone définie est le district administré à partir de Gaza, avec la limite méridionale donnant la frontière entre les zones sédentaires et nomades. En plus, ou d'une autre manière, nous suggérons que l'extrémité septentrionale marque l'étendue de la coalition anti-jérusalémite. L'autre idée est que la limite sud est un schéma hérité de la tradition scribale Israélite, qui est essentiellement illustrée dans les descriptions des frontières du pays de Canaan et d'Israël. Les données topographiques sont examinées, principalement celles de Séïr, le montrant en Transjordonie du sud plutôt que dans le Négueb. |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
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