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  2. 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.The stone contains 34 lines of text, which have been translated into English. The italicized portions of the text, though likely, are not certain.
    • The Mesha Stele and King David

      The Mesha Stele and "House of David" take center stage yet again. In the Winter 2022 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe Delorme examined the possible reference to the dynasty of King David of the Bible in the Mesha Stele, a Moabite inscription from the ninth century BCE.Their article, "Mesha's Stele and the House of David," explored new ...

    • The Moabite Stone

      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 ...

    • Defending the "House of David"

      In our article "Mesha's Stele and the House of David" (Biblical Archaeology Review, Winter 2022), we showed that new photographs of the stone and the paper squeeze of the ninth-century BCE Mesha Stele confirm the reading of btdwd ("House of David") in line 31 of the inscription. In the subsequent Spring 2023 issue of BAR, scholars Matthieu Richelle and Andrew Burlingame raised ...

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    Jan 11, 2023The Mesha Stele describes Moab's territorial gains from the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Based on references within the text, Lemaire and Delorme believe that King Mesha commissioned the stone around 810 BCE, toward the end of his reign. Other scholars date the stone to c. 840 BCE and connect the events detailed in it to those of 2 Kings 3 ...
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    The Mesha Stele, a ninth-century B.C.E. inscription from Moab, details the victories of King Mesha of Moab over the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The stone might contain a reference to btdwd, "House of David" (bt meaning "house of" and dwd meaning "David") in its 31st line. Although this reading has been contested, new images of the ...
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    Dec 5, 2024How 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 failed negotiations to purchase ...
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    Aug 25, 2023The Mesha Stele and "House of David" take center stage yet again. In the Winter 2022 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe Delorme examined the possible reference to the dynasty of King David of the Bible in the Mesha Stele, a Moabite inscription from the ninth century BCE.Their article, "Mesha's Stele and the House of David," explored new ...
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    May 10, 2023The Mesha Stele and "House of David" take center stage yet again. In the Winter 2022 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe Delorme examined the possible reference to the dynasty of King David of the Bible in the Mesha Stele, a Moabite inscription from the ninth century BCE.Their article, "Mesha's Stele and the House of David," explored new ...
  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 ...
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    Aug 25, 2023In their article, "Mesha's Stele and the House of David" (BAR, Winter 2022), André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe Delorme argue that the reading btdwd ("House of David") can now be "confirmed once and for all" (p. 40) thanks to new imaging of both the inscription itself and the squeeze that was produced in 1869. In our response, "Set in Stone?
  10. biblicalarchaeology.org

    The Mesha Stele and "House of David" take center stage yet again. In the Winter 2022 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe […] Jan 11. The Mesha Stele and King David of the Bible . By: Megan Sauter Does the Mesha Stele mention King David of the Bible? In the ninth century BCE, King Mesha of Moab set up a ...
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    May 26, 2023In our article "Mesha's Stele and the House of David" (Biblical Archaeology Review, Winter 2022), we showed that new photographs of the stone and the paper squeeze of the ninth-century BCE Mesha Stele confirm the reading of btdwd ("House of David") in line 31 of the inscription. In the subsequent Spring 2023 issue of BAR, scholars Matthieu Richelle and Andrew Burlingame raised ...
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