The Kings of Edom

In Num. 20.14-21, Israel requests passage to pass through Edom but is denied. Of interest are the elements that add to Israel’s request (e.g. historical preamble, and self-imposed ...

This paper compares Hebrew (MT) and Greek (LXX) Biblical references to the Edomites and their homeland. The key terms that have been taken into account in the present paper are Edo...

Abstract A major topic of discussion in recent scholarship on the books of Kings is whether the language of Kings can be used in tracing the diachronic development o...

The Norse-Icelandic kings’ sagas originated in the 12th century, reached their zenith in the 13th century, and then kept being amplified and rewritten into new compilations through...

Abstract The book of Chronicles contains material found in the Torah and Former Prophets. The most significant overlapping material is with Kings. The exact version ...

Abstract The Septuagint (LXX) edition of Kings differs significantly from the Masoretic Text. These differences stem from a different Hebrew base text of the LXX (Vo...

Abstract The books of Kings claim that the worship of Yhwh should have been centralized at Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem and that, for most of their history, Israel ...

Continuing the exploration of the myth of the Edom, this chapter looks at the themes of balance and lack of balance, and the masculine and feminine....