Isaiah 13-14

George Athas gathas at mail.usyd.edu.au
Wed Mar 1 17:20:20 EST 2000


Why can't the 'king of Babylon' be Merodach-baladan?

The idea of Mount Zaphon is a theologically loaded one for Iron Age Levantines. It was the
mountain par excellence and would have been understood as such by the initial audience of
this prophecy.

Best regards,
George Athas
 Dept of Semitic Studies,
 University of Sydney
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