Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Brian Roberts <formoria AT carolina.rr.com>]

Also, the taking of the Ark is allegedly recorded in the Karnak temple, 
but the taking of Jerusalem isn't?

That seems a bit implausible.


On Tuesday, August 2, 2005, at 03:21  PM, Stephen Segall wrote:

(snip)

> This was a tempting target for the king of Egypt who attacked and 
> overran
> the truncated Kingdom of Judah. To prevent a siege of Jerusalem, 
> Rehoboam
> agreed to let the Egyptians loot Jerusalem and leave without a fight. 
> This
> Egyptian victory was commemorated on a temple wall at Karnak. The wall
> carving shows Egyptian soldiers carrying away the Ark of the Covenant.
Best Salaams,

R. Brian Roberts
Amateur Researcher in Biblical Archaeology