East of the Jordan : territories and sites of the Hebrew scriptures / by Burton MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Burton, 1939-

Series:

ASOR books ; v. 6.

ASOR books ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Antiquities.

Bible.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Jordan.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Jordan--Antiquities.

Jordan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : American Schools of Oriental Research, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is a convenient tool for all those interested in the location of territories and sites attested in the Bible as "East of the Jordan" i.e. what is now the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It presents the history of the identification of each biblical site and suggests the most likely location based on information provided by the biblical text, extra-biblical literary information, toponymic considerations and archaeology. The volume treats all territories and sites of Hebrew Scriptures in Transjordan from the "cities of the plains" (eg Soddom and Gomorrah), the Exodus itineraries, and the territories and sites of the Israelite tribes (Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh), to Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Gilead.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

1. Introduction

2. Biblical Site Identification: History and Methodology

3. Natural Environment

4. Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, Bela-The "Cities of the Plain"- and Lasha

5. Exodus Itineraries

6. Settlement of the Israelite Tribes East of the Jordan

7. Ammonite Territory and Sites

8. Moabite Territory and Sites

9. Edomite Territory and Sites

10. Gilead territory and Sites

Appendix: List of Biblical Site inedtifications for Jordan

References

Indexes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-274) and indexes.

OCLC:

70769206