The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Isreal and the Origin of Sacred Texts (65 page)

Davidic family’s role in,
309
–
10

Edomites and,
312

historical revisionism and,
310
–
13

in Persian period,
308
–
9

similarities with late-monarchic Judah,
311

YHWH,
9
,
12
,
120
–
21

fidelity to, reality vs. ideal of,
234

Israel’s covenant with,
9

Omrides and,
172
–
73

Temple of Jerusalem as center for worshipping,
250

YHWH-alone movement,
247
–
50
,
271
,
273
–
74

Hezekiah and,
249
–
50

Zadok (priest),
127

Zebulun,
98
,
150

Zechariah, king of Israel,
198
,
219

Zechariah (prophet),
297

Zedekiah, king of Judah,
294
–
95

Zephaniah (prophet),
290

Zertal, Adam,
221

Zerubbabel, governor of Yehud,
299
–
300
,
309
–
10

Zimri, king of Israel,
172

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The Bible unearthed : archaeology’s new vision of ancient Israel and the origin
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1. Bible. O.T.—Antiquities. 2. Bible. O.T.—Evidences, authority, etc.

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