The 'border' area between Amon, Moab and Israel in the Iron Age
In considering the pluralism, typical of border areas, that prevailed on the Madaba plateau during the Iron Age, we are reminded that political and cultural identities of communities are not to be confused. The interaction of Ammonite, Moabite and Reubenite-Gadite elements in the plateau area is hig...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1996
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-212 |
| Further subjects: | B
Political Influence
B Illustrations B Transjordan B Iron Age B Reubenite-Gadite B Numbers 22-24 B Ammon B Moab B Biblical Heshbon B Border area B Pluralism B Joshua 22 B Israel |
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| Summary: | In considering the pluralism, typical of border areas, that prevailed on the Madaba plateau during the Iron Age, we are reminded that political and cultural identities of communities are not to be confused. The interaction of Ammonite, Moabite and Reubenite-Gadite elements in the plateau area is highlighted in a discussion on the composite identity of Biblical Heshbon, and on the significance of the citation of events occurring at Baal Peor (and nearby Nebo), Baal Meon and Bamoth Baal in Biblical texts such as Numbers 22-24 and Joshua 22, as well as in the Mesha Inscription. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_644 |