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David’s Heroic Warriors
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This is the list of David’s warriors: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni, the chief officer; he wielded his spear against three hundred and slew them all on one occasion. Next to him was Eleazar son of…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Military, Monarchy, Food and drink, Leadership

Categories:

Lists & catalogues
David’s Letter to Joab
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In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, which he sent with Uriah. He wrote in the letter as follows: “Place Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest; then fall back so that he…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Military, Monarchy, Adultery, Violence, Writing, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Greetings and Other Matters
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Your son, Yehukal, sends his blessings for the welfare of Gedalyahu son of Elyair and for the welfare of your house. I bless you to YHWH. And now, behold my lord has done [ . . . ] May YHWH recompense…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6h Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Archaeology, Monarchy, Gentiles, Writing, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Crenellation from Ramat Rahel Palace
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Several stone crenellations, like the one shown in this computer reconstruction, with each of the upper layers shorter and narrower than the one below, were found broken into pieces at the palace at…

Places:

Ramat Rahel, Land of Israel (Ramat Rahel, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Cities, Monarchy, Military, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture
Computer reconstruction of stone crenellations with three stacked stone blocks.
A Message from the King
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I reign in a[ll (Judah (or: the land)] Muster strength and [ . . . ] the king of Egypt to [ . . . ] Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Monarchy, Archaeology, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters