Ancient Israel’s Neighbors East of the Jordan

Trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser October 13, 2016 Feature Ancient Israel's Neighbors East of the Jordan Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of the Jordan River. They and their gods are featured in the Bible. Recent archaeological discoveries vastly increase our understanding of these kingdoms and their religion. In "Ammon, Moab and Edom: Gods and Kingdoms East of the Jordan," published in the November/December 2016 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Joel S. Burnett examines the incredible finds from Ammon, Moab and Edom. Read More » How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible Now 80% off for a short time, How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible by master teacher and world-famous archaeologist William G. Dever is your comprehensive introduction to archaeology and the Hebrew Bible. Throughout the course's eight lectures, Professor Dever examines the field's most contentious issues and debates, including the historicity of the Patriarchs and the Exodus, the existence of a United Monarchy under David and Solomon and the mounting evidence that the Israelite God Yahweh had a wife. Click Here to Order In Case You Missed It The Edomite Stronghold of Sela Is this where 10,000 Edomites were thrown to their deaths? In one of the Old Testament's colder and more brutal episodes, King Amaziah of Judah (c. 801–783 B.C.E.), after having slain nearly 10,000 Edomites in battle near the southern end of the Dead Sea, is said to have thrown another 10,000 captives from the top of nearby Sela. While the Biblical account provides only vague clues as to where this horrible event took place, the archaeology of a little-known mountaintop stronghold in southern Jordan may hold the answer. Read More » Exploring Jordan Other than Israel, no country has as many Biblical sites and associations as Jordan: Mount Nebo, from where Moses gazed at the Promised Land; Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John baptized Jesus; and many more. Travel with us on our journey into the past in our FREE eBook Exploring Jordan: The Other Biblical Land. Download the Free eBook In Case You Missed It Why the Book of Jonah Is Read on Yom Kippur Jonah and the Whale Jonah, as everybody knows, is a story about a prophet and about a "great fish," which, by Matthew's time, had been transformed in the popular imagination into a whale. The Book of Jonah is read in the synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the sacred Day of Atonement. Why, of all books in the Bible, this book this most holy day? In an article republished from Bible Review, the late Biblical scholar Nahum Sarna explains the answer. Read More » Dive into the Biblical World Dig into history by subscribing to the online BAS Library, comprising 7,000+ articles and many additional features, such as video lectures and the NEAEHL encyclopedia. Explore the world of Jesus and early Christianity, the Philistine city of Ashkelon, the fascinating Dead Sea Scrolls and more in this comprehensive online archive. Subscribe to the BAS Library E6BO13 Unsubscribe Forward To A Friend You received this email as part of your free registration to Bible History Daily emails. Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address bas@biblicalarchaeology.org to your address book may whitelist us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up to receive your own copy. Manage Account | Contact | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 Biblical Archaeology Society 4710 41st Street NW, Washington, DC 20016 Telephone: 202 364-3300