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  2. library.biblicalarchaeology.org

    In his highly interesting article, "Why the Moabite Stone Was Blown to Pieces," BAR 12:03, Professor Siegfried Horn recounts the ninth-century B.C. war between Moab and an alliance of Israel, Judah and Edom. When the alliance besieged the Moabite capital of Kir-Hareseth, the Moabite king Mesha, in desperation, sacrificed his eldest son to the […]
  3. biblicalarchaeology.org

    The Mesha Stele details the victories of King Mesha of Moab over the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It was found at Dibon, the capital of Moab, and dated to the ninth century BCE.
  4. biblearchaeology.org

    Mesha was ruler of the small kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, in the mid-ninth century BC. He was a contemporary of Jehoshaphat, king of the southern kingdom of Judah (870-848 BC), and Joram, king of the northern kingdom of Israel (852-841 BC).
  5. gotquestions.org

    Dec 5, 2024Mesha credits his successes and motivations to Chemosh. After Mesha sacrificed his son, "the fury against Israel was great; they [the Israelites] withdrew and returned to their own land" (2 Kings 3:27). Moab maintained its independence afterward—another detail confirmed by the Moabite Stone.
  6. christiananswers.net

    Chemosh drove the king of Israel out of Jahaz (lines 18-19) Chemosh directed Mesha to fight against Horanaim (line 32) Chemosh gave Mesha victory over Horanaim (line 33) The Cities of Northern Moab Most of the inscription is taken up with Mesha's success in regaining the land of Medeba, the disputed territory north of the Arnon Gorge.
  7. st-takla.org

    موقع الأنبا تكلا هيمانوت الحبشي

    https://st-takla.org › bible › dictionary › en › m › mesha-king.html

    The king of Moab who was tributary to Ahab, (2 Kings 3:4) but when Ahab fell at Ramoth-gilead, Mesha refused to pay tribute to his successor, Jehoram. When Jehoram succeeded to the throne of Israel, one of his first acts was to secure the assistance of Jehoshaphat, his father's ally, in reducing the Moabites to their former condition of ...
  8. King Mesha offered the crown prince as a burnt offering on top of the city wall in full view of the enemy forces (2 Kings 3-26-27). With this horrifying act, Mesha turned defeat into victory. The allied forces retreated and Moab retained its independence for the next two centuries. What was the reason for this sudden volte-face of the allied ...
  9. christianpublishinghouse.co

    Jan 15, 2024Explore the Biblical narrative of Mesha, King of Moab, and its historical authenticity. Learn about Mesha's reign, his conflict with Israel, and the archaeological evidence from the Mesha Stela that illuminates this captivating part of Old Testament history.
  10. biblegateway.com

    And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The ...

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    King of Moab (South Of Jordan)

    King Mesha was a king of Moab in the 9th century BC, known most famously for having the Mesha Stele inscribed and erected at Dibon, Jordan. In this inscription he calls himself "Mesha, son of Kemosh-[...], the king of Moab, the Dibonite." Wikipedia

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