From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Tel Dan & David
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 11:26:25 +0200
George Athas wrote:
> > 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.
>
>
I await your paper. But don't forget the kingdom of Bit Adini (the Biblical
Bet Eden)
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel