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  • From: James Christian <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>
  • To: Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Kadesh-barnea
  • Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:33:50 +0100

Hi Uri,

why do you find the name Naha$ interesting in this context?

James Christian

2010/4/11 Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>

> Yigal,
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> As you said, there is indeed ' no extra-biblical
> evidence for an Edomite kingdom until the 8th century'.
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> I wonder whether the copper mines excavated by Levy
> et. al. south of the Dead Sea, in Khirbet en-Nahas,
> which they date to to the tenth century BCE, can contribute
> to the discussion. The size of these works
> is evidence of a centrally controlled adminstrative power
> -or Kingdom - already then, since no local authority would
> have the means of carrying out such a large project. Cf.
> with Beth Shemesh and, recently, Khirbet Qeiyafa, among
> others.
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> This is not evidence for the existence of Edom,
> or any another known kingdom, but there
> seems to be consensus that the area of the mines is in
> what would later be known as Seir// Edom.
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> Very interesting in this context is the biblical name
> Naha$ ,regardless of its meaning, as the ruler of the
> Ammonites in the general region.
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> Also noteworthy here is what Kitchen wrote about early
> nomad-kingdoms.
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> Uri
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> Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY
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