Some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical history. Most of the high similarity regions are located north of the site, across wadi alghuwayb and up the wadi aljariya. Finkelstein attributes his reason for changing his view based on what he claims is the lack of archaeological evidence for judah and epecially jerusalem during the bronze and iron age. Piasetzky, radiocarbon and the history of copper production at. Rehov, khirbet ennahas, dan, and megiddo volume 48 issue 3 israel finkelstein, eli piasetzky. His followup article, archaeology confirms 3 more bible people, published in the mayjune 2017 issue of bar, adds another three people to the list. Look, youll never catch me saying, ive found one olive pit at a stratum in megiddo, and this olive pitwhich. Concerning khirbet ennahas, in their response to similar criticism by finkelstein 2005, the excavators, t levy and m najjar, elucidated the stratification of the site and noted.
Oct 28, 2008 the application of highprecision radiocarbon dating, bayesian analysis, and spatial modeling at ia sites in the southern levant is an important tool for researchers interested in the relationship between ancient texts such as the hb and extrabiblical data including egyptian, assyrian, and other epigraphic sources with the archaeological record. Kelley, justin toward a new synthesis of the god of edom and yahweh antiguo oriente. Khirbet qeiyafa the israel antiquities authority stated. But no evidence is cited for this, and excavator amnon bentor disagrees. Khirbet qana was a densely populated, but small, rural village that. There is an increasing demand within the humanities and social sciences to use computers to analyze material culture and discover patterns of historical and anthropological significance.
Worried that david is trying to take his throne, saul turns on david. Kelley, justin toward a new synthesis of the god of edom and. While i think its a little unfair to expect to find much in jerusalem since the hottest spots for digs cant be made due to the massive modern day population and. Quantitative methods in the humanities and social sciences. Some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical history and anthropologya response to israel finkelstein. Abstractsmith and levy 2008 have published an assemblage of pottery from the copper production centre of khirbet ennahas in jordan. This bible history daily feature was originally published in 2014. Some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical history and anthropologya response to israel finkelstein article pdf available in tel aviv 331. Finkelstein claims that hazor x was destroyed in the late ninth century 840800 b. Jul 29, 2012 this is part of a video series on archaeologists who have likely wrongly proposed that the sites they are excavating have something to do with the united monarchy of israel and judah. The holocaust industry has nothing to do with the nazi holocaust.
Israel finkelstein and eli piasetzky 14 c and the iron age chronology debate. Iron iia slagtempered pottery in the negev highlands. A preliminary study, bulletin of the american school of oriental research 352 2008, pp. Ancient texts and archaeology revisited radiocarbon and. David is described in the hebrew bible as the second king of the united kingdom of israel and judah in the biblical narrative, david is a young shepherd who first gains fame as a musician and later by killing goliath. Amihai mazar however, concludes that based on recent archeological findings, like those in city of david, khirbet qeiyafa, tel dan, tel rehov, khirbet en nahas and others the deconstruction of united monarchy and the devaluation of judah as a state in 9th century is unacceptable interpretation of available historic data. Prospects and problems in the use of hyperspectral imagery. Recent excavations and highprecision radiocarbon dating from the largest iron age ia, ca. Israel finkelstein s recent comments intel aviv regarding our paper on the iron age excavations at khirbet en nahas in southern jordan contain numerous misinterpretations of the data. A proposal israel finkelstein and oded lipschits we propose that an early moabite territorial entity emerged south of wadi mujib the biblical arnon in the late iron i the late 11th and 10th centuries bc. More than 200 samples found at faynan, timna and khirbat ennahas have been dated by radiocarbon analysis, to the 10th and 9th century b. It is suggested that production at khirbet en nahas.
Highprecision radiocarbon dating and historical biblical. The production of literary documents in iron age judah and the composition of the hebrew bible phd thesis jessica n. Request pdf 14c and the iron age chronology debate. Oct 28, 2008 the new radiocarbon dates push back by 2 centuries the accepted ia chronology of edom. With greater venom, finkelstein mocks garfinkels discoveries at khirbet qeiyafa. Sep 23, 2012 there is an increasing demand within the humanities and social sciences to use computers to analyze material culture and discover patterns of historical and anthropological significance. All it is, is an ideological weapon of israel and its supporters to immunize israel and its supporters from criticism. It is suggested that production at khirbet ennahas.
Historical biblical archaeology and the future, 2010, 342. The work reported here represents the largescale excavations at the ia copper production site of khirbat ennahas ken and is a part of a deeptime study of the impact of mining and metallurgy over the past 8 millennia in jordans faynan district. Data from khirbat en nahas, and the nearby site of rujm hamra ifdan, demonstrate the centrality of industrialscale metal production during those centuries traditionally linked closely to political events in edoms 10th century bce neighbor ancient israel. Finkelstein and piasetzky 2006 that the khirbet ennahas fortress was built in the 8th century bce, under assyrian influence. In archaeology confirms 50 real people in the bible in the. Unitedmonarchy skeptics such as finkelstein do stress that the existence of the vast mining operation does not necessarily mean there was a powerful united monarchy. Some thoughts on khirbet en nahas, edom, biblical history and anthropologya response to israel finkelstein article pdf available in tel aviv 331. Toward a new synthesis of the god of edom and yaheweh.
Another possible site for cana, preferred by many modern scholars, is the ruined village of khirbet kana khirbet qana, 12km northwest of nazareth. Iron iia slagtempered pottery in the negev highlands, israel. Najjar, some thoughts on khirbat ennahas, edom, biblical history and anthropology a response to israel finkelstein, tel aviv 33 2006. Neighboring southern jordan, the geographic area known as edom, witnessed the emergence of the first historicallyrecorded state or kingdom level of social organization. The resurgence of copper production in the southern levant, at the end of the second or start of the. At this site over 100 radiocarbon dates point to continuous operation between the 12th and the late 9th centuries bce finkelstein and piasetzky, 2008. Radiocarbon and the history of copper production at khirbet. Jan 21, 2020 a webexclusive supplement to lawrence mykytiuks bar articles identifying real hebrew bible people.
Khirbet qana is located on a 100meter hill, on the north side of beth netofa valley. Rehov, khirbet ennahas, dan, and megiddo israel finkelstein department of archaeology and ancient near eastern cultures, tel aviv university 69978, israel. This is part of a video series on archaeologists who have likely wrongly proposed that the sites they are excavating have something to do with the united monarchy of israel and judah. The excavations at khirbat qeiyafa clearly reveal an urban society that existed in judah already in the late eleventh century bce.
In their response to our methodological critique on the khirbet ennahas dating results, levy et al. He becomes a favorite of king saul and a close friend of sauls son jonathan. Studies in the history and archaeology of ancient israel in honor of israel finkelstein winona lake. Rehov, khirbet en nahas, dan, and megiddo a recently published volume, the bible and radiocarbon dating. Kelley, justin toward a new synthesis of the god of edom. Sargon ii, one of fifty hebrew bible figures identified in the archaeological record. Amihai mazar however, concludes that based on recent archeological findings, like those in city of david, khirbet qeiyafa, tel dan, tel rehov, khirbat en nahas and others the deconstruction of united monarchy and the devaluation of judah as a state in 9th century is unacceptable interpretation of available historic data. Jul 19, 20 the article deals with the 46 14 c determinations from khirbet en nahas, described as the largest iron age coppersmelting site in the southern levant.
Metalworking at megiddo during the late bronze and iron ages. Amihai mazar however, concludes that based on recent archeological findings, like those in city of david, khirbet qeiyafa, tel dan, tel rehov, khirbet ennahas and others the deconstruction of united monarchy and the devaluation of judah as a state in 9th century is. A chain of fortresses protected khirbet balua the hub of this polity on the north and east. Apr 17, 2018 more than 200 samples found at faynan, timna and khirbat en nahas have been dated by radiocarbon analysis, to the 10th and 9th century b. Rehov khirbet ennahas dan and megiddo radiocarbon 48 2006 pp. Khirbet ennahas, edom and biblical history request pdf. Radiocarbon and the history of copper production at khirbet en. The authors have explored the workplace and house of copper workers of the early iron age twelfth to tenth century bc in jordans wadi faynan copper ore district, showing that it belongs in time between the collapse of the great bronze age states and the arrival of egyptians in the area under sheshonq i. Pdf some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical.
Some thoughts on khirbet en nahas, edom, biblical history and anthropologya response to israel finkelstein. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Twelve years have passed since i first presented to the german institute in jerusalem my ideas on the chronology of the iron age strata in the levant and how it impacts on our understanding of the biblical narrative on the united monarchy of ancient israel. Divided kingdom, united critics biblical archaeology society. Because the holocaust memorial day has nothing to do with the nazi holocaust. Pdf israel finkelsteins recent comments intel aviv regarding our paper on the iron age excavations at khirbet ennahas in southern jordan contain.
Some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical history and. The forgotten kingdom society of biblical literature. Pdf some thoughts on khirbet ennahas, edom, biblical history. Excavations have shown that khirbet qana was used as a settlement from the hellenistic to the erly arab period, with housing in use from the hellenistic period through the byzantine period. The beginning of iron age copper production in the. The largest production center was khirbet en nahas. The wilderness narrative and itineraries and the evolution. Biblical scholars view the late bronze age and early iron as the period during which the tribes of israel settled in canaan, as described at length in the books of joshua and judges in the hebrew bible.
The beginning of iron age copper production in the southern. Faynan is part of an ia polity known from the hb as edom, located in the saharoarabian desert zone in. See amihai mazar and nava panitzcohen, it is the land of honey. The latter include gibeon, bethel, tell ennasbeh location of biblical mizpah, ettell traditionally identified with biblical ai, khirbet raddana, tell elful, and khirbet eddawwara fig. The article deals with the 46 14 c determinations from khirbet ennahas, described as the largest iron age coppersmelting site in the southern levant. Tel dan, tel rehov, khirbet ennahas, khirbet qeiyafa, and other places seem to contradict finkelsteins claims. Finkelstein and piasetzky 2006 that the khirbet ennahas fortress was built in the 8th century bce, under assyrian in. Daveed according to the hebrew bible, was the second king of the united kingdom of israel, and according to the new testament gospels of matthew. In the biblical narrative, david is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician and later by killing the enemy champion goliath. Radiocarbon and the history of copper production at.