Amarna

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AMARNA, TELL EL-. tel-el-a-mar'-na. See TELL EL-AMARNA. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amarna.htm - 6k

El-amarna

El-amarna. << Elamarna, El-amarna. Elamites >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TELL EL-AMARNA; TABLETS. tel-el-a-mar'-na, I ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k

Lachish (22 Occurrences)

... Lachish has been identified with Tell-el-Hesy, where a cuneiform tablet has been found, containing a letter supposed to be from Amenophis at Amarna in reply to ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lachish.htm - 22k

Arvad (2 Occurrences)

... The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ARVAD; ARVADITES. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvad.htm - 11k

Elamarna

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TELL EL-AMARNA; TABLETS. tel-el-a-mar'-na, I. INTRODUCTION 1. Name 2. Discovery 3. Physical Character II. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamarna.htm - 31k

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TELL EL-AMARNA; TABLETS. tel-el-a-mar'-na, I. INTRODUCTION 1. Name 2. Discovery 3. Physical Character II. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablets.htm - 41k

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)

... One of the Amarna tablets is from Ebed-Tob, king of Jerusalem, the successor of Melchizedek, in which he claims the very attributes and dignity given to ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchizedek.htm - 19k

Tell (3056 Occurrences)

... (n.) A hill or mound. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TELL EL-AMARNA; TABLETS. tel-el-a-mar'-na, I. INTRODUCTION 1. Name 2. Discovery 3. Physical Character II ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tell.htm - 33k

Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)

... having neither beginning of days nor end of life"; he "abideth a priest continually." The answer is perhaps to be had among the Tell el-Amarna Letters, among ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchisedec.htm - 17k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... 4. History (1) Stone Age (2) Bronze Age (3) A Babylonian Province (4) Jerusalem Founded (5) The Hyksos (6) Egyptian Conquest (7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... still found in the land. In the Tell-el-Amarna tablets Canaan is found under the forms of Kinakhna and Kinakhkhi. Under the name of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... III. (BC 1500), and in the Amarna tablets (BC 1400). ... influence. In the Tell el-Amarna Letters the forms Ti-ma-as-gi and Di-mas-ka occur. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Zemarite (2 Occurrences)

... In the Amarna tablets (BC 1400) Zemar, or Zumur, was one of the most important of the Phoenician cities, but it afterwards almost disappears from history. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zemarite.htm - 8k

Keilah (16 Occurrences)

... It is the modern Khurbet Kila. Others identify it with Khuweilfeh, between Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis) and Beersheba, mentioned in the Amarna tablets. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keilah.htm - 15k

Jebus (5 Occurrences)

... that this was the first name of Jerusalem, as indeed might be suggested by the Biblical references, but it is now known from the Tell el-Amarna Letters that ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebus.htm - 13k

Lampstand (38 Occurrences)

... Niches for lamps are found in the tombs of Tell el-Amarna (Archaeological Survey of Egypt, Tell el-Amarna Letters, Part IV, 14). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lampstand.htm - 24k

Lamp (45 Occurrences)

... Niches for lamps are found in the tombs of Tell el-Amarna (Archaeological Survey of Egypt, Tell el-Amarna Letters, Part IV, 14). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamp.htm - 28k

Gezer (14 Occurrences)

... It is identified with Tell el-Jezer, about 10 miles south-west of Beth-horon. It is mentioned in the Amarna tablets. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GEZER. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gezer.htm - 27k

Gebal (3 Occurrences)

... north of Beyrout (Ezek. 27:9); called by the Greeks Byblos. Now Jibeil. Mentioned in the Amarna tablets. An important Phoenician text ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gebal.htm - 11k

Metals (1 Occurrence)

... abundant deposits of copper. This must have been the land of Nuhasse referred to in the Tell el-Amarna Letters. If Zechariah 6:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metals.htm - 10k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... the Crusades it was the most famous stronghold on the coast, and in very early times it was a place of importance and appears in the Tell el-Amarna Letters as ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Arvadites (1 Occurrence)

... It is also mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Lettersas being in league with the Amorites in their attacks upon the Egyptian possessions in Syria (44 and 28, BM ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvadites.htm - 10k

Salem (5 Occurrences)

... of Nablus, but Jewish and Christian tradition is more likely to be correct, supported, as it is, by Psalm 76:2. 2. Testimony of Tell el-Amarna Tablets: The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salem.htm - 10k

Sidon (35 Occurrences)

... The date of the founding of the city is unknown, but we find it mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters in the 14th century BC, and in Genesis 10:19 it is the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sidon.htm - 25k

Syria (73 Occurrences)

... Position 4. History (1) Canaanitic Semites (2) Sargon of Agade (3) Babylonian Supremacy (4) Hittite and Aramean (5) Hittites and Egyptians (6) Amarna Period (7 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria.htm - 60k

Joshua (211 Occurrences)

... confirm its historicity. The Amarna tablets (see ADONIZEDEC) are among the most remarkable discoveries of the age. Dating from about ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joshua.htm - 101k

Amorites (82 Occurrences)

... to the time of the Israelite invasion of Palestine, and mention is made of it in the Egyptian records as well as in the cuneiform Tell el-Amarna Letters, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amorites.htm - 50k

Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)

... Jerusalem is first mentioned under that name in the Book of Joshua, and the Tell-el-Amarna collection of tablets includes six letters from its Amorite king ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerusalem.htm - 89k

Libraries

... A few years later, and we know that the archival records were kept in a special room in the palace at Amarna-and many of the records themselves were found there ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libraries.htm - 38k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

... It is mentioned in the travels of the Egyptian Mohar, dating probably from the 14th century BC, and in the Tell el-Amarna Letters of about the same period. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyre.htm - 45k

El-

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AMARNA, TELL EL-. tel-el-a-mar'-na. See TELL EL-AMARNA. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-.htm - 6k

Hittites (39 Occurrences)

... Mongol Race 2. Hittire and Egyptian Monuments 3. Hair and Beard 4. Hittite Dress 5. Hittite Names 6. Vocabulary of Pterium Epistles 7. Tell el-Amarna Tablet IV ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hittites.htm - 55k

Amasa (13 Occurrences)

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Judah (802 Occurrences)

... 2. The Canaanites: The Canaanites are known to us chiefly from the famous letters found at Tell Amarna in Egypt which describe the political state of the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Zela (2 Occurrences)

... side"). The place is not identified. It may be the Zilu of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. Multi-Version Concordance Zela (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zela.htm - 7k

Zelah (2 Occurrences)

... side"). The place is not identified. It may be the Zilu of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. Multi-Version Concordance Zelah (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zelah.htm - 8k

Zorah (10 Occurrences)

... It is probable that it is mentioned under the name Tsarkha along with Aialuna (Aijalon; 2 Chronicles 11:10) in the Tell el-Amarna Letters(No. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zorah.htm - 11k

Zabud (1 Occurrence)

... The expression "king's friend" (compare 2 Samuel 15:37; 2 Samuel 16:16) is, says Kittel, an old Canaanite title, found also in the Tell el-Amarna Letters. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zabud.htm - 8k

Kiriathsannah

... error for cepher, but Sayce considers this an ancient Canaanite name meaning "city of instruction," and that it occurs in the Tell el-Amarna Letters in the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriathsannah.htm - 7k

Kiriath-sannah (1 Occurrence)

... error for cepher, but Sayce considers this an ancient Canaanite name meaning "city of instruction," and that it occurs in the Tell el-Amarna Letters in the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriath-sannah.htm - 7k

Joppa (14 Occurrences)

... 1. Ancient Notices: "The gate of Joppa" is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (214, 32 f; compare 178, 20), as guarded by an Egyptian officer for ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joppa.htm - 17k

Jebusi (2 Occurrences)

... In the Tell el-Amarna Letters (1400 BC) Jerusalem is still known as Uru-Salim, and its king bears a Hittite name, implying that it was at the time in the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebusi.htm - 11k

Javan (12 Occurrences)

... In Egyptian the word is said to be yevan-(n)a; in the Tell el-Amarna Letters Yivana is mentioned as being in the land of Tyre. See HDB, II, 552b. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/javan.htm - 12k

Jericho (59 Occurrences)

... In one of the Amarna tablets Adoni-zedec (qv) writes to the king of Egypt informing him that the `Abiri (Hebrews) had prevailed, and had taken the fortress of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jericho.htm - 38k

Japhia (5 Occurrences)

... defeated and slain. In one of the Amarna tablets he speaks of himself as king of Gezer. Called also Horam (Joshua 10:33). (2.) One ... biblethesaurus.org/j/japhia.htm - 10k

Jebusite (39 Occurrences)

... In the Tell el-Amarna Letters (1400 BC) Jerusalem is still known as Uru-Salim, and its king bears a Hittite name, implying that it was at the time in the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebusite.htm - 25k

Gibeon (39 Occurrences)

... Among the Amarna tablets is a letter from Adoni-zedec (qv) to the king of Egypt, written probably at Makkedah after the defeat, showing that the kings ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gibeon.htm - 31k

Weights (14 Occurrences)

... The evidence of this has been most clearly shown by the discovery of the Tell el-Amarna Letters, which reveal the fact that the official correspondence between ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weights.htm - 21k

Tibhath (1 Occurrence)

... It may be the same as the Tubihi of the Tell el-Amarna Letters; the Dibhu of the Karnak lists; and the Tubihi mentioned with Kadesh on the Orontes in the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tibhath.htm - 7k

Targum

... The word turgamanu is found, eg, in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Berlin edition, 21, 1. 25, Knudtzon, 154), with the meaning "interpreter." It may, none the less ... biblethesaurus.org/t/targum.htm - 38k

Rehoboth (4 Occurrences)

... It is probably the Rubuta of the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Petrie, numbers 256, 260; see also The Expository Times, XI, 239 (Konig), 377 (Sayce)), and it is ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehoboth.htm - 10k

Exploration

... So circa 1400 BC, the Tell el-Amarna Letters (discovered in 1887) mention by name many Biblical cities, and give much direct information concerning the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Elishah (3 Occurrences)

... gives "the province of Italy." Other suggestions include Hellas, Ells, and Alsa; the last named is a kingdom mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters, but its ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elishah.htm - 8k

Measures (50 Occurrences)

... The evidence of this has been most clearly shown by the discovery of the Tell el-Amarna Letters, which reveal the fact that the official correspondence between ... biblethesaurus.org/m/measures.htm - 35k

Migdal-gad (1 Occurrence)

... ii, 3, as close to Ashkelon, and it or Migdalgad (or both if they are the same sites) may be identical with the Magtal of the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Petrie ... biblethesaurus.org/m/migdal-gad.htm - 8k

Migdalgad (1 Occurrence)

... ii, 3, as close to Ashkelon, and it or Migdalgad (or both if they are the same sites) may be identical with the Magtal of the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Petrie ... biblethesaurus.org/m/migdalgad.htm - 8k

Beeshterah (1 Occurrence)

... name Ashtaroth has been identified with Astertu in the lists of Tahutmes III of the XVIIIth Egyptian Dynasty; and with Ashtarti of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beeshterah.htm - 12k

Berytus

... The town is, however, an ancient one, for it occurs in Tell el-Amarna Letters as Beruti where it is closely connected with Gebal of which it may have been a ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berytus.htm - 8k

Chushanrishathaim (2 Occurrences)

... the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (Judges 3:8). We learn from the Tell-el-Amarna tablets that ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chushanrishathaim.htm - 8k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... Epiphanius (Haer., xxx.25). In the tablets from Tell el-Amarna it is referred to as Alashia (E. Meyer, Gesch. des Alterthums, 12 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Chushan-rishathaim (2 Occurrences)

... the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (Judges 3:8). We learn from the Tell-el-Amarna tablets that ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chushan-rishathaim.htm - 8k

Copper (55 Occurrences)

... The Sinai peninsula and the mountains of northern Syria also contributed to the ancient world's supply (see Tell el-Amarna Letters). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/copper.htm - 27k

Adoni-zedec (2 Occurrences)

... (Comp. Deuteronomy 21:23). Among the Tell Amarna tablets (see EGYPT) are some very interesting letters from Adoni-zedec to the King of Egypt. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoni-zedec.htm - 8k

Amalekite (12 Occurrences)

... In the Babylonian inscriptions they are called Sute, in those of Egypt Sittiu, and the Amarna tablets include them under the general name of Khabbati, or ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amalekite.htm - 16k

Ashterothkarnaim

... name Ashtaroth has been identified with Astertu in the lists of Tahutmes III of the XVIIIth Egyptian Dynasty; and with Ashtarti of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashterothkarnaim.htm - 11k

Adonizedec (2 Occurrences)

... (Comp. Deuteronomy 21:23). Among the Tell Amarna tablets (see EGYPT) are some very interesting letters from Adoni-zedec to the King of Egypt. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adonizedec.htm - 8k

Ashteroth-karnaim (1 Occurrence)

... name Ashtaroth has been identified with Astertu in the lists of Tahutmes III of the XVIIIth Egyptian Dynasty; and with Ashtarti of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm - 12k

Ashkelon (12 Occurrences)

... desolation of Ashkelon and Zechariah announces the fear of Ashkelon on the destruction of Tyre (9:5). The city is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashkelon.htm - 13k

Ammonites (97 Occurrences)

... We know from the records of Egypt, especially Tell el-Amarna Letters, the approximate date of the Amorite invasion (14th and 13th centuries, BC). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ammonites.htm - 43k

Aijalon (10 Occurrences)

... 18). It has been identified with the modern Yalo; its antiquity goes back to Tell el-Amarna Letters, in which it has mention. It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aijalon.htm - 11k

Ajalon (10 Occurrences)

... In the Tell Amarna letters Adoni-zedek (qv) speaks of the destruction of the "city of Ajalon" by the invaders, and describes himself as "afflicted, greatly ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ajalon.htm - 10k

Asherah (40 Occurrences)

... was dedicated on behalf of Khammu-rabi (Amraphel) "king of the Amorites," and the Amorite king of whom we hear so much in Tell el-Amarna Letters bears the name ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asherah.htm - 24k

Ashtaroth (13 Occurrences)

... name Ashtaroth has been identified with Astertu in the lists of Tahutmes III of the XVIIIth Egyptian Dynasty; and with Ashtarti of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtaroth.htm - 17k

Asher (43 Occurrences)

... It is suggested that the name may have been taken from that of the Canaanite clan found in the Tell el-Amarna Letters, Mari abd-Ashirti, "sons of the servant ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asher.htm - 26k

Ammon (100 Occurrences)

... We know from the records of Egypt, especially Tell el-Amarna Letters, the approximate date of the Amorite invasion (14th and 13th centuries, BC). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ammon.htm - 47k

Amarias

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Anakim (10 Occurrences)

... Tell el-Amarna Letters show that the Canaanite princes were accustomed to surround themselves with bodyguards of foreign mercenaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anakim.htm - 13k

Shebna (9 Occurrences)

... It occurs also as a Canaanite gloss in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Winckler, number 237, 9). The cokhen was evidently a high officer: Shebna had splendid ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shebna.htm - 20k

Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)

... (see SARGON.) The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh Amenophis IV. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sepharvaim.htm - 12k