Egypt and Moab
The earliest references to the peoples of Moab appear in two inscriptions from the reign of Ramesses II. While Egyptian sources offer nothing regarding Moab during the Iron Age, fortunately, other sources, such as the Bālū˓ Stele and the Mesha Inscription, step in. On the whole, the evidence suggest...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1997
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1997, Volume: 60, Issue: 4, Pages: 229-236 |
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| Summary: | The earliest references to the peoples of Moab appear in two inscriptions from the reign of Ramesses II. While Egyptian sources offer nothing regarding Moab during the Iron Age, fortunately, other sources, such as the Bālū˓ Stele and the Mesha Inscription, step in. On the whole, the evidence suggests that Moab was a larger political factor than historians have realized. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210625 |