Personalities · 5 · Ahab and Jezebel
Mesha, king of Moab
Known before only from the Bible, Mesha erected a massive inscribed stone around 840 BCE celebrating his victories over Israel and his building projects.
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An Anglican missionary found the stone in Jordan in 1868. It shows how a ninth-century king used writing and a shared identity to rule a diverse kingdom.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 3:4
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 77
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