Idumea and the Idumeans in Josephus' Retelling of the Bible
The aim of this paper is to analyze Josephus’ geographical use of the terms Idumea (Ἰδουμαία) and Idumeans (Ἰδουμαῖοι) inbooks I-XI. To Josephus, the Idumeans were the descendants of Esau; more precisely, he saw them as the descendants of Esau’s firstborn son, Eliphas. The main term Josephus uses to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Revue biblique
Year: 2019, Volume: 126, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-253 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Josephus, Flavius 37-100
/ Esau, Biblical person
/ Descendant
/ Simeon
/ Judah (Monarchy)
/ Beer Sheva
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Idumeer
B Idumea |
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| Summary: | The aim of this paper is to analyze Josephus’ geographical use of the terms Idumea (Ἰδουμαία) and Idumeans (Ἰδουμαῖοι) inbooks I-XI. To Josephus, the Idumeans were the descendants of Esau; more precisely, he saw them as the descendants of Esau’s firstborn son, Eliphas. The main term Josephus uses to denote the homeland of the Idumeans is Ἰδουμαία (and not Ἐδώμ). According to Josephus, Idumea is a largearea, and its core includes the Biblical allotments of the tribes of Judah (from south of Jerusalem to Beer-Sheva, reaching the Dead Sea in the east) and Simeon (from Beer-Sheva to the frontier of Egypt). L’objet de cet article est d’analyser l’emploi géographique par Flavius Josèphe des termes Idumée (Ἰδουμαία) et Iduméens (Ἰδουμαῖοι) dans les livres I-XI des. Pour Josèphe, les Iduméens étaient les descendants d’Ésaü; plus précisément, il les voyait comme les descendants du fils aîné d’Ésaü, Éliphaz. Le terme principal que Josèphe utilise pour désigner la patrie des Iduméens est Ἰδουμαία (et non Ἐδώμ). Selon Josèphe, l’Idumée est une vaste régiondont le centre correspond aux lots attribués, lors du partage de la Terre sainte, aux tribus de Juda (du sud de Jérusalem à Beer-Sheva, jusqu’à la mer Morte à l’est) et de Siméon (de Beer-Sheva à la frontière de l’Égypte). |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue biblique
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RBI.126.2.3286410 |