Mesha SteleThe Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab (a kingdom located in modern Jordan). Mesha tells how Chemosh, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the Kingdom of Israel, but at length, Chemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw off the yoke of Israel and restore the lands of Moab.
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant Kingdom of Israel𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋c. 930 BCE–c. 720 BCEStatusKingdomCapitalShiloh (c. 1000–931 BCE)Shechem (c. 931–909 BCE)Tirzah (c. 909–880 BCE)Samaria (c. 880–720 BCE)Common languagesHebrew (Biblical, Israelian)Religion Yahwism, other Semitic religionsDemonymIsraeliteGovernmentMonarchyKing • 931–910 BCE Jeroboam I (first)• 732–c. 720 BCE Hoshea (last) Historical eraIron Age• Established c. 930 BCE• Assyrian conquest c. 720 BCE Preceded by Succeeded by Twelve Tribes of Israel Samerina (Assyrian province) Today part ofIsraelPalestine (West Bank)JordanLebanonSyria Part of a series on the History of Israel Early history Prehistoric Levant Kebaran Mushabian Natufian Khiamian Yarmukian Lodian Wadi Rabah Ghassulian Canaan Djahy Habiru Shasu Late Bronze Age collapse Ancient Israel and Judah Timeline Israelites highland settlement 12th–10th cent.
AmmonAmmon (; Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbat Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital.
OmriOmri (Hebrew: עָמְרִי, ‘Omrī; Akkadian: 𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿Ḫûmrî [ḫu-um-ri-i]; fl. 9th century BCE) was the sixth king of Israel. He was a successful military campaigner who extended the northern kingdom of Israel. Other monarchs from the House of Omri are Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, and Athaliah. Like his predecessor, king Zimri, who ruled for only seven days, Omri is the second king mentioned in the Bible without a statement of his tribal origin.
IsraelitesHebrew ethno-religious group in Canaan during the Iron AgeMap of the territorial allotment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel before Dan moved next to Naphtali due to conflict with the Philistines, based on the Book of JoshuaSheet 3 of the Joshua Roll; Joshua and the Israelites
Dhiban, JordanDhiban (Arabic: ذيبان, romanized: Ḏībān) is a Jordanian town located in Madaba Governorate approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea. Previously nomadic, the current community settled the town in the 1950s. Dhiban's current population is approximately 15,000, with many residents working in the army, government agencies, or engaged in seasonal agricultural production.Kings of Israel and JudahCoronation of David, as depicted in the Paris Psalter.Books of KingsBooks of the Bible The Book of Kings (Hebrew: סֵפֶר מְלָכִים, Sēfer Məlāḵīm) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings, sometimes called the books of 1 and 2 Kings or First Kings and Second Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel.
JordanCountry in West AsiaJordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine (West Bank) to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley.
LevantThe Levant is a subregion of West Asia along the that forms part of the Middle East. The term is often used in conjunction with historical or cultural references. In its narrowest sense, used in archaeology and other contexts, the Levant refers to Cyprus and land bordering the Levantine Sea () in West Asia that includes Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and south Cilicia (Turkey).
Dead SeaThe Dead Sea (Arabic: اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت, romanized: al-Baḥr al-Mayyit; or اَلْبَحْر الْمَيْت, al-Baḥr al-Mayt; Hebrew: יַם הַמֶּלַח, romanized: Yam hamMelaḥ), also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
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