Studies in the Mesha Inscription and Moab [Paperback]

J. Andrew Dearman (Author)

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Series: ASOR/SBL ARCHAEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL STUDIES | Publication Date: 1989

Mesha was ruler of the small kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, in the mid 9th century BC. Everything we know about Mesha from the Bible is recorded in 2 Kings 3. But we know a lot more about him from a record he left us, referred to as the Mesha inscription, or Moabite Stone. It was discovered in Dhiban, Jordan, in 1868 be a French Anglican medical missionary be the name of F.A. Klein. The essays in this book discuss the inscription and the insights it provides into Mesha's life and the Iron Age Kingdom of Moab.

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Product Details

Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: American Schools of Oriental Research (1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1555403573
ISBN-13: 978-1555403577
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,903,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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