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MMST
MMST (Hebrew: ''MMŠT'') is a word written in Paleo-Hebrew abjad script. It appears exclusively on LMLK seal inscriptions, seen in archaeological findings from the ancient Kingdom of Judah, whose meaning has been the subject of continual controversy. ממשת transliterations into Latin alphabet * Mamsatt (Ginsberg, 1948) * Mamshat & variants ** Mamshath ( Conder, 1901) ** Mamshat ( Sellers and Albright, 1931) ** Mamschat (Galling, 1937); reads in German like Mamshat in English ** Mameshat (Yeivin, 1961) * Mamshet ( Aharoni, 1960) * Mamshit & variants ** Mamshith ( Driver, 1909) ** Mamshit ( Vilnay, 1960) * Memsath (McCown, 1947) * Memshat & variants ** Memshat (Bliss, 1900) ** Memshath (Macalister, 1905) * Mimshat (Macalister, 1925) A place? Charles Warren excavated the first two specimens in the original 1868–1869 excavations at Jerusalem (Warren, 1870); however, those were both only partial impressions showing the final two letters ''ST''. The first complete inscription w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMLK Seal
LMLK seals (with LMLK meaning 'of the king') are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars first issued in the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) and discovered mostly in and around Jerusalem. Several complete jars were found '' in situ'' buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish. While none of the original seals have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published. The iconography of the two and four winged symbols are representative of royal symbols whose meaning "was tailored in each kingdom to the local religion and ideology". Text LMLK stands for the Hebrew letters '' lamedh mem lamedh kaph'' (vocalized, ''lamelekh''; Phoenician ''lāmed mēm lāmed kāp'' — 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊), which can be translated as: * " elongingto the king" (of Judah) * " elongingto King" (name of a person or deity) * " elongingto the government" (of Judah) * "o be sentto the King" As a prepositional pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moresheth-Gath
Moresheth-Gath ( he, מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת), also Moreshet-Gat, was a town of the tribe of Judah in ancient Israel mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the Shephelah region between Lachish and Achzib. Etymology The name ''Moresheth-Gath'' appears only once in the Hebrew Scriptures, inscribed in a verse taken from . Biblical exegetes, Avraham ibn Ezra and David Kimhi, both explain the word as being "a place-name in the land of the Philistines," Kimhi adding that the name implies "the inheritance of Gath," namely, the city of Gath which was captured by David and which came into his inheritance (); ''moresheth'', in Hebrew, being derived from the Hebrew ''yerushah'' (= lit. "inheritance").''Mikra'ot Gedolot, with 32 commentaries'', Twelve Minor Prophets, Vagshal Publishers, Jerusalem, s.v. Micah 1:14 Jonathan ben Uzziel's Aramaic Targum, on the same verse, does not write ''Moreshet'' as a proper noun, but rather explains the word as a verb, meaning, "those who inherit Gath" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel 'Erani
Tel Erani ( he, תל עירני) or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini ( ar, تل الشيخ أحمد العريني) is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel. It is also known by the name '' ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh'' ("vein-like sand ridges of Menshiyeh"), although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of ''Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn''. The tell was first occupied in the Chalcolithic period, but its most notable remains are from the Bronze Age and Iron Age, when it was the site of a substantial Philistine city with links to Egypt. It has been identified with the biblical cities of Libnah, Gath, ''Mmst'', Eglon and Makkedah, but none of these identifications are certain. The city was destroyed in the 6th century BCE, possibly by the Babylonians. In the Persian period, it was the site of a temple. There are also signs of settlement in the Hellenistic, Byzantine, and Mamluk periods. The Palestinian village of Iraq a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Jones Bliss
Frederick Jones Bliss (22 January 1859-–3 June 1937) was an American archaeologist. Biography He was born in Mount Lebanon, Syria on 22 January 1859. His father, Daniel Bliss, was first a Congregational missionary and later president of the Syrian Protestant College, the future American University of Beirut. Frederick J. graduated from Amherst College (1880) and then taught at the Syrian Protestant College, thereafter attending Union Theological Seminary. After training under Flinders Petrie in Egypt, Bliss became involved with the Palestine Exploration Fund working in the field of Biblical archaeology at the site of Tell el-Hesi between 1894 and 1897, while concurrently leading an expedition that dug in Jerusalem, where he collaborated with A. C. Dickie. Between 1898 and 1900, along with R.A.S. Macalister, Bliss excavated several sites in the Shephelah region of modern Israel, helping to improve the chronology of the region. His excavation reports appeared frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mampsis
Mampsis ( Medieval Greek: Μάμψις) or Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις), today Mamshit ( he, ממשית), Arabic Kurnub, is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city. In the Nabataean period, Mampsis was an important station on the Incense Road, connecting Southern Arabia through Edom, the Arabah and Ma'ale Akrabim, to the Mediterranean ports, as well as to Jerusalem via Beersheba and Hebron. The city covers and is the smallest but best restored ancient city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses feature unusual architecture not found in any other Nabataean city. The reconstructed city gives the visitor a sense of how Mampsis once looked. Entire streets have survived intact, and there are also large groups of Nabataean buildings with open rooms, courtyards, and terraces. The stones are carefully chiseled and the arches that support the ceiling are remarkably well constructed. The Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev, including Mampsis, Haluz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Louis Ginsberg
Harold Louis Ginsberg, (December 6, 1903 – 1990), commonly known as H. L. Ginsberg, was a professor of rabbinic literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City in the 20th century. Biography Ginsberg was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1930. He became a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), serving as the Sabato Morais Professor of Biblical History and Literature since 1941. Ginsberg was an expert on ancient Canaanite myths. He contributed to ''Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament'', a key sourcebook for ancient texts that have a literary relationship with the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible, a.k.a. Old Testament.) Ginsberg was also one of the key translators of the New Jewish Publication Society of America Version' of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. This was the second translation published by the Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS), superseding its 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German '' Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmaus Nicopolis
Nicopolis ( grc-gre, Νικόπολις, ''Nikópolis'') was the name of Emmaus ( he, אמאוס; grc-gre, Ἀμμαοῦς, ''Ammaoûs''; ar, عِمواس, ''Imwas'') under the Roman Empire until the conquest of Palestine by the Rashidun Caliphate in 639. The Church Fathers unanimously considered this city to be the Emmaus of the New Testament where Jesus was said to have appeared after his death and resurrection; it is sometimes distinguished from other Emmauses of Palestine and other Nicopolises of the Roman Empire by the combined name or . The site of the ancient city now lies between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in Israel. A Palestinian Arab village occupied the site until the Six-Day War in 1967, when it was destroyed. The archaeological site has been cared for by a resident French Catholic community since 1993 but are formally organized as a part of Canada Park under the general supervision of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Location Emmaus Nicopolis appears on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gezer
Gezer, or Tel Gezer ( he, גֶּזֶר), in ar, تل الجزر – Tell Jezar or Tell el-Jezari is an archaeological site in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shfela region roughly midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It is now an Israeli national park. In the Hebrew Bible, Gezer is associated with Joshua and Solomon. It became a major fortified Canaanite city-state in the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. It was later destroyed by fire and rebuilt. The Amarna letters mention kings of Gezer swearing loyalty to the Egyptian pharaoh. Its importance was due in part to the strategic position it held at the crossroads of the ancient coastal trade route linking Egypt with Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia, and the road to Jerusalem and Jericho, both important trade routes. In modern times, Tel Gezer was the site of the Palestinian village of Abu Shusheh, the residents of which were expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix-Marie Abel
Félix-Marie Abel (29 December 1878 – 24 March 1953) was a French archaeologist, a geographer, and a professor at the École Biblique in Jerusalem. A Dominican priest, he was one of the most prominent bible scholars in the end of Ottoman era and British Mandate era. His work "remains even today the authority on the Greek sources for Palestine", according to Benedict T. Viviano. Biography Abel was born in Saint-Uze, in the Drôme department, on 29 December 1878. He was educated at the Preparatory Seminary of Valence. He was ordained on 1 February 1897 at Saint-Maximin. In 1897 he arrived in Jerusalem to study in the École Biblique founded by Marie-Joseph Lagrange; Lagrange had recruited him (and :fr:Raphaël Savignac) to help him get "a clear grasp of physical environment and the cultural framework of the Bible". Abel graduated in 1900. In 1905 he became a professor at the École Biblique teaching Church History, Greek, topography, archaeology, and Coptic; he served th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
