When Did the Shephelah Become Judahite?

Lehmann, Gunnar; Niemann, Hermann Michael

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“… 3 For a detailed refutation of a recent claim (e.g., Lehmann and Niemann 2014) that the Iron I Canaanite enclave developed into a Canaanite polity in the Iron II, see Faust 2014d, 2017, with literature. It must be stressed that this suggestion does not only run against the available evidence, but is not even hinted in any historical source.…”

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The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions

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Sapir²

2018

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ABSTRACT. The "governor's residency" at Tel 'Eton was destroyed in the late 8th century BCE in an Assyrian military campaign. While the numerous finds enable a detailed reconstruction of life on the eve of the destruction, this elite house was cleaned continuously, and since no floor raisings were identified, little was known of the building's period of use. Radiocarbon ( 14 C) samples taken from within a foundation deposit and from the floor make-up, however, indicate that the earliest phase of the residency was built in the late 11th-10th century BCE. This has bearings on the date in which social complexity evolved in Judah, on the debate regarding the historicity of the kingdom of David and Solomon, and it also provides the earliest date for the use of ashlar stones in Judah. Finally, the long life of the "governor's residency" exemplifies a little addressed phenomenon-the old-house effect-in which buildings and settlements existed for a few centuries, but only left significant remains from their last phase. The earlier phases are hardly represented in the finds, barely studied, and rarely published. We suggest that the old-house effect influences archaeological interpretations worldwide, and is also responsible for recent attempts to down-date social complexity in Judah.

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The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions

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Sapir²

2018

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“…The extent of the territory that the Kingdom of Gath controlled in the eastern Shephelah is controversial. Some scholars suggested that Gath expanded up to the mountain feet and that the Kingdom of Judah established its settlements in the Shephelah only after the destruction of Gath (Fantalkin and Finkelstein 2006: 30-31;Fantalkin 2008: 30-35;Bunimovitz and Lederman 2011a: 42-43;Lehmann and Niemann 2014;Sergi 2013: 230-32, 239-41). Others suggested that the King of Gath dominated most of the Shephelah, but the Kingdom of Judah began expanding westward as early as the late tenth or early ninth century BCE and founded some settlements in the area west of the hill country, including the cities of Lachish and 8 JOURNAL OF HEBREW SCRIPTURES Libnah (see 2 Kgs 8:22b) (Mazar and Panitz-Cohen 2001: 274-75;Herzog and Singer-Avitz 2004: 229;Naʼaman 2013b: 252-55;Faust 2013: 209-14;Ussishkin 2014: 14-15).…”

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Was Khirbet Qeiyafa a Judahite City? The Case against It

Na’aman

2017

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The article critically examines the argument that Khirbet Qeiyafa was a Judahite stronghold established by king David. Detailed analysis of the published reports do not disclose any findings that connect it to either Jerusalem or the Judean and Benjaminite highlands in the 10th century BCE. On the contrary, the site conducted ramified commercial relations with districts located throughout the Land of Israel and beyond. It is evident that Khirbet Qeiyafa is connected neither to the emergence of the kingdom of Judah nor to king David, and should be studied in the context of the Shephelah, the district in which it is located.

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“…Despite the great efforts invested in the construction of a chronology for the southern Levant, many of the early events in the history of the Kingdom of Judah are still dated by hypothetical historical considerations. A major question is when the kingdom spread from Jerusalem in the hill country to the lower Shephelah region in the southwest (Garfinkel et al , 2015Sergi 2013;Na'aman 2013;Lehmann and Niemann 2014). This fertile and densely occupied zone became the backbone of the kingdom (Figure 1).…”

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“…4. Late 9th century BCE, after the destruction of the nearby large Philistine city of (Bunimovitz and Lederman 2011:42-43;Sergi 2013;Lehmann and Niemann 2014).…”

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Lachish Fortifications and State Formation in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah in Light of Radiometric Datings

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When and where the process of state formation took place in the biblical kingdom of Judah is heavily debated. Our regional project in the southwestern part of Judah, carried out from 2007 to the present, includes the excavation of three Iron Age sites: Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Lachish, and Khirbet al-Ra’i. New cultural horizons and new fortification systems have been uncovered, and these discoveries have been dated by 59 radiometric determinations. The controversial question of when the kingdom was able to build a fortified city at Lachish, its foremost center after Jerusalem, is now resolved thanks to the excavation of a previously unknown city wall, dated by radiocarbon (14C) to the second half of the 10th century BCE.

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When Did the Shephelah Become Judahite?

Cited by 19 publications

References 22 publications

The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions

The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions

Was Khirbet Qeiyafa a Judahite City? The Case against It

Lachish Fortifications and State Formation in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah in Light of Radiometric Datings

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