As such, it has been examined repeatedly The writing mentions an Israelite king, Omri, albeit in a negative light since Israel and Moab were enemies. New reading of Mesha Stele could have far-reaching consequences for biblical history 2 May 2019 Photography of Mesha Stele. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository The inscription on the stele of Mesa, commonly called the Moabite Stone- The Text in Moabite and Hebrew, with Translation - London 1919.pdf 618 × 954, 16 pages; 919 KB The Inscription on the Stele of Méša commonly called the Moabite Stone.djvu 1,238 × 1,908, 16 pages; 629 KB MESHA STELE. The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele (inscribed stone) set up around 840 BCE by King Mesha of Moab (a kingdom located in modern Jordan). It directly confirms the Bible stories in 2 Kings 3:4-27; 10:32-33. b. Importance of the Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele) for Bible students: a. c. It documents the rebellion of Moab after the death of Ahab in 841 BC. After studying new photographs of the Mesha Stele and the squeeze of the stele prepared before the stone was broken, we dismiss Lemaire’s proposal to read (‘House of David’) on Line 31. Keywords Mesha Stele, Mesha, Moab, Beth David, Balak, Horonaim, Horon The bottom part of the Mesha Stele, which includes Line 31, is broken (Fig. The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele (inscribed stone) set up around 840 BCE by 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 Israel, but at length, Chemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw off the yoke of Israel and restore the lands of Moab. It dates to 850-840 BC and speaks to the Moabite/Israelite relations in … 2 Kings Chapter 3 4 Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder, who used to deliver to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. The Mesha Stele / Moabite Stone (D. Graves) The Mesha Stele (or Moabite Stone) is a 3 foot high basalt slab inscription that was discovered near Dibon (modern Dhiban, Jordan) in 1868 by Frederick Augustus Klein. It documents the submission of Moab to Omri in 885 BC. Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Mesha Stele Download (.pdf) “La ‘reine des inscriptions sémitiques’,” in Mésha et la Bible: Quand une pierre raconte l’histoire, catalogue d’exposition (Paris: Collège de France, 2018), 68-71 more Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele) (Louvre) (Photo by David Stewart) Horned Altar from Beersheba (Israel Museum) (Photo by David Stewart) Created Date: About seven letters are missing from the beginning of the line, followed by the words ןאצ ץראה (“sheep/small cattle of … d. It documents the geography of the Bible! Discovered at Dhiban in 1868 by a Protestant missionary traveling in Transjordan, the 35-line Mesha Inscription (hereafter MI, sometimes called the Moabite Stone) remains the longest-known royal inscription from the Iron Age discovered in the area of greater Palestine. 5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.6 So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.7 As he went he sent word to King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “The A “stele” is an inscribed stone, and the inscription, cre-ated around 840 BC, comes from Moab, a rival state of Israel located just across the Jordan River. The Mesha Stele Inscription The “Mesha Inscription” was discovered in 1868. 1).