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    Mesha Stele

    Stele set up around 840 BCE by King Mesha of Moab

    The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab. Mesha tells how Chemosh, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the Kingdom of Israel, but at length, Chemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw off the yoke of Israel and restore the lands of Moab. Mesha also describes his many building projects. It is written in a variant of the Phoenician alphabet, closely related to the Paleo-Hebrew script. The stone was discovered intact by Frederick Augustus Klein, an Anglican missionary, at the site of ancient Dibon, in August 1868. A "squeeze" had been obtained by a local Arab on behalf of Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau, an archaeologist based in the French consulate in Jerusalem. Wikipedia

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  2. library.biblicalarchaeology.org

    Why the Moabite Stone Was Blown to Pieces Ninth-century B.C. inscription adds new dimension to Biblical account of Mesha's rebellion ... "The Discovery of the Moabite Stone," in Carol L. Meyers and M. O'Connor, eds., The Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1983), ...
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  4. library.biblicalarchaeology.org

    For a fully documented history of the discovery of the Moabite Stone, see Siegfried H. Horn, "The Discovery of the Moabite Stone," in Carol L. Meyers and M. O'Connor, eds., The Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1983), pp. 497-505. Back To Article
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab (a kingdom located in modern Jordan).Mesha tells how Chemosh, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the Kingdom of Israel, but at length, Chemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw ...
  6. Read the rest of Why the Moabite Stone Was Blown to Pieces in the online Biblical Archaeology Society Library. Posted in: Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Subscribe. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it.
  7. 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 […]
  8. biblicalarchaeology.org

    A product of archaeological looting, the Mesha Stele, or Moabite Stone, provides another instance of the value of unprovenanced Biblical artifacts, that is, Bible artifacts found outside of a professional excavation.Although the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) have strict policies regarding the publication of articles and the ...
  9. biblicalarchaeology.org

    Dec 5, 2024History Written in Stone. How the Mesha Stele—also called the Moabite Stone—became public is an incredible tale itself. As described in Bible History Daily: [The] black basalt Moabite Stone was first brought to the attention of scholars in 1868 by Bedouin living east of the Jordan River and just north of the Arnon River. After several ...
  10. biblicalarchaeology.org

    Jan 11, 2023Carved from black basalt, the Mesha Stele (also called the Moabite Stone) measures about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It contains 34 lines of text, with the possible "House of David" reference appearing on its 31st line. King Mesha set up the victory stela in his capital, Dibon (modern Dhiban in Jordan).
  11. worldhistory.org

    The Moabite Stone, otherwise known as the Mesha Stele, contains an ancient inscription by Mesha, King of Moab during the late 9th century BCE, elements of which match events in the Hebrew Bible.The inscription describes two aspects of how Mesha lead Moab into victory against ancient Israel.First, he claims to have defeated ancient Israel on many fronts, capturing or reclaiming many cities and ...
  12. library.biblicalarchaeology.org

    Sidebar to: Why the Moabite Stone Was Blown to Pieces. The following translation is an attempt to reproduce the Moabite text as closely as possible. Paragraph divisions are not in the original inscription, but are added in the translation for convenience. The small superior numbers designate the lines, many of which begin in the middle of a word.
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