Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200-539 B.C.E.Mykytiuk (library science, Purdue U.) has developed an identification system to compare and verify names in the Hebrew Bible with those in Northwest Semitic inscriptions. Here, he describes that system in detail, showing the criteria he uses to establish the level of certainty of identification. Next he shows how he has applied this system in the c |
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11 | 26 |
1 | 30 |
15 | 34 |
20 | 40 |
28 | 43 |
30 | 50 |
1 | 57 |
Identifications in Unprovenanced Inscriptions | 153 |
Conclusions | 197 |
The Significance of the Title Ebed in Northwest Semitic | 207 |
Evaluations of Potential Identifications in SocioPolitical | 211 |
The Corpus and the Remainder Evaluations of Potential | 244 |
4 | 245 |
Index of Biblical Persons in Appendixes B and C | 262 |
Is the biblical Omri king of Israel named in the Mesha | 278 |
5 | 77 |
8 | 84 |
1 | 93 |
Bibliography Updated through July 2002 | 287 |
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Ahaz Ahikam Albright Ancient Appendix Aramaic Archaeology Assyrian authentic Azariah Azaryahu Belonging biblical account biblical data biblical persons bulla city of David criteria David bulla Deutsch eighth century epigraphic Exca excavated father Gemariah grade 2 ID grounds of singularity Hanan Hebrew Bible Hebrew inscriptions Hebrew seals Hezekiah high priest Hilkiah Hilqiyahu historical framework Hoshea house of David ibid ID on grounds idem identification identifying mark inscriptional data Israelite jar handle Jeroboam Jerusalem Jotham Judahite king of Israel king of Judah king’s kingdom kingdom of Israel language letter Mesha Inscription Mesha stele minister Moab Moabite Nahman Avigad Neriah Omri ostracon patronymic provenanced qoph Reasona reliable royal script scription seal impression seal owner seal ring Shaphan Shaphan the scribe Shebna socio-political classification stele Tel Dan stele temple theophoric tion unprovenanced Uzziah Uzziyaw vated