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 ====== Mesha Stele ======
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 The stele is roughly 60 cm wide and 60 cm thick, carved in durable black basalt. It provides one of the earliest extra-biblical attestations to figures and places mentioned in the Old Testament and offers a Moabite perspective on Israel-Moab relations in the 9th century BC.
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 ===== Discovery and Preservation =====
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 ===== Significance of the Stele =====
-The Mesha Stele is of importance to biblical archaeology and ancient Near Eastern studies because it confirms details found in [[2 Kings 3]]. Not only does it contain a reference to Yahweh, it also mentions King Omri. Omri reigned in Israel from approximately 885 to 874 BC and is described in the text as having conquered Moab and made it a vassal state. This is consistent with the account in [[2 Kings 3:4|2 Kings 3:4]]:
+The Mesha Stele is of importance to biblical archaeology and ancient Near Eastern studies because it confirms details found in [[:2 Kings 3]]. Not only does it contain a reference to Yahweh, it also mentions King Omri. Omri reigned in Israel from approximately 885 to 874 BC and is described in the text as having conquered Moab and made it a vassal state. This is consistent with the account in [[:2 Kings 3:4|2 Kings 3:4]]:
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-Following Omri’s reign, his son Ahab (874–853 BC) maintained Israelite control over Moab. The biblical account in [[2 Kings 3:5|2 Kings 3:5]] states that after Ahab’s death, Mesha rebelled against Israel:
+Following Omri’s reign, his son Ahab (874–853 BC) maintained Israelite control over Moab. The biblical account in [[:2 Kings 3:5|2 Kings 3:5]] states that after Ahab’s death, Mesha rebelled against Israel:
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 The inscription on the stele affirms this rebellion, attributing Mesha’s success to the will of Chemosh, the national god of Moab. Mesha describes, in brutal terms, his military victories, including the slaughter of 7,000 inhabitants of the Israelite-held town of Nebo, including men, women, boys, girls and slaves. He also boasts of victories over the tribe of Gad and the reclamation of cities such as Ataroth and Jahaz. These events are generally dated to around 840 BC and appear to align closely with the biblical narrative, though told from Moab’s perspective.
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