The Ancient War of Israel

1994/07/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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Among the archaeologists there has been great expectation last year for the inscriptions of a slab on the border between Lebanon and Israel. It is the king's slab and the only one with text outside the Bible.

Professor Avram Biram, who at the moment has found the slab, does not want to publish photos or inscriptions.

A. C. Lajas IX. is of century and when it was complete it measured about a meter. The discovered section has broken thirteen lines and has been announced to be a reminder of the triumph of the king of Damascus against the king of Israel.

The kingdom of Israel then and present-day Israel are not the same territory. The current Israeli state identified itself with the house of David, based on the kingdom of Judea. The kingdom of Israel then consisted of a dozen “lost” tribes in Samaria.

King Baasha of Israel attacked Judea and his king Asa asked for help from King Ben Hadad of Damascus. Ben Hadad's army thus saved the kingdom of Judea.

The trail, therefore, can serve to unravel the enigma of those lost tribes of the time.