• A Place in the Dust: Text, Topography and a Toponymic Note on Micah 1:10-12a

    Author(s):
    Matthew Suriano (see profile)
    Date:
    2010
    Group(s):
    Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies
    Subject(s):
    Bible, Antiquities, Historical geography
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Biblical archaeology, Hebrew bible
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6KT0P
    Abstract:
    The poetry of Micah’s oracle of doom (Mic 1:8-16) combines two undeniable motifs, the motif of the lament and that of geography. The latter motif is not well understood due to the obscurity of the place names found in vv. 10a-12b. A careful study of the oracle’s geographical con-text, however, will lead to a more precise understanding of the topography of vv. 10-12b and serve as the basis for the identification of one of the more enigmatic place names, Beth-le-aphrah (v. 10b), with the archaeological site of Tell el-‘Areini.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1163/156853310X511696
    Publisher:
    Brill Academic Publishers
    Pub. Date:
    2010-7-30
    Journal:
    Vetus Testamentum
    Volume:
    60
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    433 - 446
    ISSN:
    0042-4935,1568-5330
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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