Mesha came out against them and fell upon the camp Mesha was a king of moab, a nation located east of the dead sea, during the 9th century bc He is most notably mentioned in the bible in 2 kings 3 Mesha is recognized for his rebellion against the kingdom of israel following the death of king ahab. Mesha’s reign as king of moab was concurrent with several of the omride kings of israel Almost everything that is known about his life comes from two sources
The bible, and the mesha inscription (also called the mesha stele or the moabite stone, which was discovered in 1868 in dibhan, jordan). The mesha stele details the victories of king mesha of moab over the kingdoms of israel and judah It was found at dibon, the capital of moab, and dated to the ninth century bce. The moabite stone, otherwise known as the mesha stele, contains an ancient inscription by mesha, king of moab during the late 9th century bce, elements of which match events in the hebrew bible The inscription describes two aspects of how mesha lead moab into victory against ancient israel. Historically, mesha ruled moab, a land east of the dead sea, during a period when israel’s omride dynasty, begun by omri, held sway over neighboring states
Mesha tells how chemosh, the god of moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the kingdom of israel, but at length, chemosh returned and assisted mesha to throw off the yoke of israel and restore the lands of moab Mesha also describes his many building projects A place mentioned in describing the boundaries of that part of arabia inhabited by the descendants of joktan (ge 10:30), where it is stated that their dwelling was from mesha even unto sephar, (and beyond even unto) a mount of the east.
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