RT Article
T1 Solomon’s Throne in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
JF Vetus Testamentum
VO 71
IS 4/5
SP 551
OP 565
A1 Aikhler, Raʿanan 1980-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1774098172
AB The throne of Solomon, described in 1 Kgs 10:18–20 and almost identically in 2 Chr 9:17–19, is the main object relating to the visual representation of royalty in the Hebrew Bible. This paper offers a close commentary on the description and considers what type of ancient Near Eastern throne the described object exemplifies, concluding that Solomon’s throne is a “biblicized” variant of the Canaanite-Phoenician sphinx throne.
DO 10.1163/15685330-bja10044