MOABITE STONE

mōˈəbītˌ, ancient slab of stone erected in850 b.c. by King Mesha of Moab; it contains a long inscription commemorating a victory in his revolt against Israel. It was discovered at Dibon, Jordan (1868), by F. A. Klein, a German clergyman. Although it was later broken when Klein tried to purchase it from the Arabs, most of the fragments were recovered. They are in the Louvre. The language of the Moabites is a Phoenician dialect that represents an early form of Hebrew.

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books on: Moabite Stone  - 160 results

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Qumran Cave 4: Parabiblical Texts, Part 3
Book by George Brooke, John Collins, Torleif Elgvin, Peter Flint, Jonas Greenfield, Erik Larson, Carol Newsom, Émile Puech, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Michael Stone, Julio Trebolle Barrera; Clarendon Press, 1996
Subjects: Apocryphal Books (Old Testament)--Criticism, Textual
...proposition apres . On comprendrait donc cette ____________________ 10 Lexpression de la stele de Mesha est moabite . 8 Fitzmyer, A Wandering Aramean , 91, et Garcia Martinez, Tipo del Anticristo?, 231. 9 Il nest pas possible de comprendre...
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Vol. 3
Book by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Everett F. Harrison, Roland K. Harrison, William Sanford Lasor, Lawrence T. Geraty, Edgar W. Smith; W.B. Eerdmans, 1979
Subjects: Bible--Dictionaries
...feminine noun, but the Moabite plural and dual masculine...Religion.-The Moabites of the kingdom period...national security. The Moabite Stone, biblical statements...history and nature of the Moabite cult. Moabs and its...29), and standing stones (menhirs or nm,v...priestly functions. The Moabites knew at least two deities...
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge - Vol. 3
Book by Samuel MaCauley Jackson, Charles Colebrook Sherman, George William Gilmore; Funk and Wagnalls, 1908
Subjects: Theology--Encyclopedias
...Chemosh said to me" Moabite Stone, 14, 32 indicates prophets...sacrifice II Kings iii. 27; cf. Moabite Stone, 14-17 . The expression "Ashtar Chemosh" Moabite Stone, 17 probably indicates...the Old Testament and in the Moabite Stone, to that used of Yahweh is very striking. The Moabites are the "people of Chemosh...
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Atlas of the Bible
Book by L. H. Grollenberg, Joyce M. H. Reid, H. H. Rowley; Nelson, 1956
Subjects: Bible--Antiquities, Bible--Geography--Maps, Jews--History--To 70 A.D
...and 1 Ch 5:8 Baal-meon , later Moabite according to Jer 48:23 Beth...9 Baal-meon ; ment. on the Moabite stone, cf. Pl. 229; mod. Main , SW...diblathaim, house of the fig cakes; Moabite city, ment. Jer 48:22; in the...
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology and Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Biography from the Earliest Times to the Present Day - Vol. 7
Book by Samuel Macauley Jackson, George William Gilmore; Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1908
Subjects: Theology--Encyclopedias
...Moabites, since admission of a Moabite to the congregation is forbidden...kindly complaisance toward Moabites a book which may have been...which applies equally to the Moabites. F. Buhl. 6. Relations...EB , iii. 3166-3179. MOABITE STONE, THE: A slab of black basalt...
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Eglon's Belly and Ehud's Blade: a Reconsideration
Journal article by Lawson G. Stone; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 128, 2009
Subjects: Bible, Castles & palaces, Prosperity, Reading
...Eglons Belly and Ehuds Blade: a Reconsideration by Lawson G. Stone (ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted...as the contemporary cartoon of Eglon could ever have become a Moabite warlord king or even have figured believably in a fictional...
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The High Places (Bamot) and the Reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah: An Archaeological Investigation
Journal article by Lisbeth S. Fried; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Bible. O.T. (Sacred text)--Research, Excavations (Archaeology)--Research, Hezekiah (Biblical figure)--Research, Josiah (Biblical figure)--Research, Palestine in the Bible--Research, Samaria (Region)--Research
...been recognized, the "Moabite Stone" or "Mesha Inscription...the city by a rough stone wall preserved on the...was so great that the stones of the podium turned...shrine were two upright stones, about 1.5 meter...embedded firmly in the stone-paved floor. A group...F. Albright, "The Moabite Stone," ANET, 320-21...
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The Zeal of Phinehas: the Bible and the Legitimation of Violence
Journal article by John J. Collins; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 122, 2003
Subjects: Bible, Literary criticism, Religion, Violence
...famous parallel is provided by the Moabite Stone, erected by the ninth-century...imagination of later writers. The Moabite example shows that the slaughter...by having sexual relations with Moabite women and participating in the sacrifices...
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What's in a Name? Neo-assyrian Designations for the Northern Kingdom and Their Implications for Israelite History and Biblical Interpretation
Journal article by Brad E. Kelle; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 121, 2002
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, Assyria, Bible, History, Israel, Theology
...designation "Israel." The Mesha Inscription (or Moabite Stone) reports King Meshas accomplishments and praises...Shalmaneser IIIs Black Obelisk, Calah Fragment, Kurbail Stone, Ashur Stone Four other texts from Shalmaneser III contain designations...
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The Date of the Exodus-conquest Is Still an Open Question: a Response to Rodger Young and Bryant Wood
Journal article by Ralph K. Hawkins; Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 51, 2008
...5 of his translation of the Moabite Stone.23 Young also argues here...24), an altar of unworked stones (Exod 20:25), and the...construction. It is built of unhewn stones with a fill. The Arad construction...was constructed of unworked stones instead of carved from the...
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magazine articles on: Moabite Stone  - 3 results

 
 
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The Hidden Book in the Bible
Magazine article by Tim Callahan; Skeptic, Vol. 7, 1999
...overpowered the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed...monumental architecture was made of quarried stone, Kirsch also suggests that the story of...on, were often made of brick, quarried stone being reserved for monumental architecture...
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Moses: a Life
Magazine article by Tim Callahan; Skeptic, Vol. 7, 1999
...whose women had apparently joined their Moabite sisters in seducing the men of Israel...monumental architecture was made of quarried stone, Kirsch also suggests that the story...were often made of brick, quarried stone being reserved for monumental architecture...
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Madaba: a Rest Stop on the Map of the Middle East
Magazine article by Michael Keating; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 26, January 2007
Subjects: Hotels & motels, Religion
...Queen Alia Airport. Its cheaper, too. Biblical Madaba was a Moabite town divided among the 12 tribes of Israel. Under Roman control...comfortable, and balconies overlook the swimming pool. The stone floors are covered with local carpets. Owner Charl Twal is...


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Taking the Drag out of Driving; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 25, 1996
...fad which can have the reverse effect to that intended. L. Stone, London, SW16. Many people claim to be able to `make rain...Judges 3, Israelite hero Ehud assassinates the immensely fat Moabite king Eglon with a concealed weapon and leaves the palace while...


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encyclopedia articles on: Moabite Stone  - 13 results

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Moabite Stone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOABITE STONE mo bit , ancient slab of stone erected in850 b.c. by King Mesha of Moab; it contains a...were recovered. They are in the Louvre. The language of the Moabites is a Phoenician dialect that represents an early form of Hebrew...
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Dibon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...bon or Dibon-gad, ancient city, E of the Dead Sea, now a ruin called Dhiban. The Moabite stone was found there, and important remains from the Moabite period have been excavated. References to it in the Bible are numerous. An alternate...
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Moab
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...chain of raids by the Bedouin. The Moabites were close kin to the Hebrews, and the language of the Moabite stone is practically the same as biblical...later absorbed by the Nabataeans. The Moabite religion was much like that of Canaan...
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Inscription
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...executed on hard materials, mainly stones (rough or hewn), clay (often...200 b.c., are odes on great stone drums found in Shaanxi. The...millennium b.c.; examples are the Moabite stone , Phoenician stones and coins, inscriptions near...
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Jahaz
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...z , in the Bible, unidentified town, E of the Dead Sea. Israels defeat there of the Amorites is recorded on the Moabite stone. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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