Jerusalem And Empires: Long Term Observations

In this article I draw an outline for understanding the settlement oscillations in Jerusalem between the Late Bronze Age Amarna period and the First Jewish Revolt. I begin by posing a question regarding the »Jerusalem Anomaly«: located in a remote, marginal area with no natural resources, how was it...

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Main Author: Finḳelshṭayn, Yiśraʾel 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2023
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2023, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-47
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maccabees 165 BC-37 BC / Amarna period / Monarchy / Assyria / Jerusalem / Judea
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:In this article I draw an outline for understanding the settlement oscillations in Jerusalem between the Late Bronze Age Amarna period and the First Jewish Revolt. I begin by posing a question regarding the »Jerusalem Anomaly«: located in a remote, marginal area with no natural resources, how was it that Jerusalem twice grew to become the largest city in the southern Levant? I propose that Jerusalem could reach a state of high prosperity only as a vassal serving the interests of great empires (Assyria and Rome). It could also benefit from serving local Levantine powers (Damascus and Israel). In the era discussed here Jerusalem achieved a state of prosperity as a relatively independent center of power only once - in the few decades from the days of John Hyrcanus until the takeover of the region by Pompey the Great.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2023-0004