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  • From: "George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
  • To: "B-HEBREW" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Tel Dan & David
  • Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 13:32:04 +1100


> Could bytdwd be a toponym meaning the nation of Judah, named
> after the founder of the dynasty (then it would be a toponym
> and a dynastic name)? If not, is there a better candidate
> for what this toponym is, known from any source?

_bytdwd_ is the name of a town, similar to "Bethel". When I finish preparing
a paper on my
finds, I'll let you know where the town actually was. Should only be a few
weeks.

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