Biblical Archaeology Review

Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.

2 Chronicles 24:1–14

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada, the priest. Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.

2 Kings 12:1–16

In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.

Authors

Tristan Barako (“One: by Sea) lectures in the department of religion at Boston University and in the history department at Salem State College. He has excavated at Ashkelon and Ekron and is publishing, thanks to a grant from the Shelby White-Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications, the Late Bronze Age site of Tel Mor.

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