"FROM GEBA TO BEERSHEBA": A FURTHER CONSIDERATION
This article considers Mazar's theory that Geba, mentioned in the account of Josiah's reform (2 Kgs. 23:8) should be identified as Kh. et-Tell on mount Ephraim. This theory enjoyed wide support, mainly among Israeli scholars, and some have suggested that this Geba on mount Ephraim also fig...
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Language: | English |
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2004
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Revue biblique
Year: 2004, Volume: 111, Issue: 3, Pages: 345-361 |
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Summary: | This article considers Mazar's theory that Geba, mentioned in the account of Josiah's reform (2 Kgs. 23:8) should be identified as Kh. et-Tell on mount Ephraim. This theory enjoyed wide support, mainly among Israeli scholars, and some have suggested that this Geba on mount Ephraim also figures in the list of cities of Benjamin (Josh. 18:24). By contrast, in this article I would like to show that at no time throughout the history of the first Temple did Judah's northern border extend beyond the environs of Bethel. Such was the case in the Persian period too. No biblical evidence whatsoever is found for the existence of a settlement called Geba on mount Ephraim, and great historical and geographical logic lies in restoring to Geba in Benjamin region the honor it deserves. L'article examine la théorie de Mazar que Géba, mentionnée dans le récit de la réforme de Josias (2 R 23, 8), doive être Kh. et-Tell dans la montagne d'Éphraïm. Cette théorie a eu un vaste écho, surtout parmi les chercheurs Israéliens, et certains ont suggéré que cette Géba de la montagne d'Éphraïm fasse aussi partie des villes de Benjamin (Jos 18, 24). En contraste, je voudrais démontrer qu'à aucun moment de l'histoire du premier temple, la frontière nord de Juda ne dépassait les environs de Béthel. Il en était de même ainsi à la période Perse. Il n'y a aucune preuve biblique de l'existence d'une localité du nom de Géba sur le mont Éphraïm. Il y a une profonde logique historique et géographique à rendre à Géba du territoire de Benjamin l'honneur qui lui est dû. |
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ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
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