Abstract
After studying new photographs of the Mesha Stele and the squeeze of the stele prepared before the stone was broken, we dismiss Lemaire’s proposal to read (Figure presented.) (‘House of David’) on Line 31. It is now clear that there are three consonants in the name of the monarch mentioned there, and that the first is a beth. We cautiously propose that the name on Line 31 be read as Balak, the king of Moab referred to in the Balaam story in Numbers 22–24.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-11 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Tel Aviv |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jan 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019, © The Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University 2019.
Keywords
- Balak
- Beth David
- Horon
- Horonaim
- Mesha
- Mesha Stele
- Moab
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Archaeology