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44. Biblical Names: Mari Archive

hibrum (cf. Hebrews, ibrim, Gen 14:13, 43:32. hibrum is a designation for a tribe at pasture in the Mari archives. habirum described nomads that were detached from their people)

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43. Zedekiah son of Hananiah (Jeremiah 36:12). An official of king Jehoiakim of Judah (609-598 BC). A bulla reads: lz‘dqyhw bn hnny “Belonging to Tsidqiyahu, son of Hanani.”

41. Biblical Cities: Ebla Archive

si-da-mu, sa-dam (Sodom, Gen 14:2)
ad-mu (Admah, Gen 14:2)
sa-bi-im (Zeboiim, Gen 14:2; Deu 29:23)

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40. Genesis Flood (Genesis 6-8; Isaiah 54:9; Matthew 24:38; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5). The worldwide year-long Flood of Noah’s time left thick layers of sediment across the earth containing billions of fossils which reveal sudden extinction. Cf. T. Clarey, Carved in Stone.

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39. Jeroboam II (2 Kings 13:13, etc). A king of Israel (793-753 BC). A seal found at Megiddo reads: lsm‘ ‘bd yrb‘m “Shema, minister of Jeroboam.” Dated by epigraphy to mid eighth century BC.

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38. Seraiah son of Neriah (Jeremiah 51:59). A brother of Baruch the scribe and disciple of the prophet Jeremiah, at the time of Jehoiakim king of Judah (609-598 BC). A Lachish seal reads: lsryhw nryhw “Belonging to Serayahu, (son of) Neriyahu.”

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37a. -Nebu-sar-sekim the Rab-saris (Jeremiah 39:3). Babylonian clay tablet BM 114789, reads: Nabu-sharrussu-ukin. Rab-saris is attested in Akkadian as rab sha reshi, which means “chief courtier."

37b. -Nebuzaradan (Jeremiah 39:9 etc; 2Kings 25:8ff). He served under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and carried out the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Nebuchadnezzar II’s Prism, column 3 of prism ES 7834, reads: Nabu-zer-iddin.

37c. -Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag (Jeremiah 39:3). Rab-mag is equivalent to Akkadian rab mugi, which refers to a military official.

37d. -Nergal-sar-ezer the Samgar (Jeremiah 39:3). Nebuchadnezzar II’s Prism, column 3 of prism ES 7834, reads: Nergal-sharru-usur. Samgar is Akkadian for simmagir, which is a title for a high official.

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36. Jotham (2 Kings 16:1, etc). A king of Judah (758-742 BC) and father of Ahaz, king of Judah (742-726 BC). A bulla reads: l’hz yhwtm mlk yhdh “Ahaz, (son of) Yehotam, king of Judah.”

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35. Hanan/Hananiah son of Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:4ff), around the time of king Jehoiakim of Judah (609-598 BC). A seal ring reads l’hnn bn hlqiyhw hkhn “Belonging to Hanan son of Hilkiyahu the priest.” Dated by epigraphy to late seventh or early sixth century BC.

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34. Omri (1 Kings 16:16, etc). A king of Israel (884-873 BC). The Mesha stele, lines 4-5, reads: *mry.mlk.ysr'l. “Omri was king of Israel.”

A building inscription of Tiglath-pileser III, Summary Inscription 4, 44, line 17, reads: KUR.E-hu-um-ri-a "the land of Omri."

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Biblical Names: Ebla Archive

ab-ra-mu (Abram, Gen 11:26)
‘a-gar, ‘a-ga-ru (Hagar, Gen 16:1)
ish-ma-il (Ishmael, "El has heard", Gen 16:11)
qu-tu-ra (Keturah, Gen 25:1)

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31. Menahem (2 Kings 15:17, etc). A king of Israel (745-736 BC). In the Annals of Tiglath-pileser III (745-727 BC), Fragment 2, line 10, it reads: me-ni-hi-im-me URU.sa-me-ri-na-a-a “Menahem of the city of Samaria.”

Tiglath-pileser III, BM 118899 + BM 118900, Nimrud wall slab, line 2, reads: me-ni-hi-me URU.sa-me-ri-i-na-a-a “Menahem of the city of Samaria.”

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30. Biblical Names: Ebla Archive

a-da-mu (Adam, Gen 2:20 etc)
a-dam (man, Gen 1:26 etc)
‘awa (Hawah, Eve Gen 3:20)

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29. Manasseh (2 Kings 21:11, etc). A king of Judah (697-643 BC). In the Annals of Ashurbanipal (669-631 BC), Cylinder C, col. 1, line 25, it reads: [me]-na-si-i MAN KUR.ia-u-di “Manasseh, king of Judah.” A seal reads: “Manasseh, the king’s son.”

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28. Neriah son of Mahseiah (Jeremiah 32:12ff). Father of the scribe Baruch, and possibly of Seraiah. A bulla reads lbrkyhw bn nryhw hspr “Belonging to Berekyahu, the son of Neriyahu, the scribe.”

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27. Nathan-Melech (2 Kings 23:11). A court official of king Josiah of Judah (640-609 BC). A City of David bulla (2018) reads lntn mlk ‘bd hmlk “Belonging to Nathan-Melech, minister of the king.” Previously known from a seal in the Moussaieff collection, which reads the same.

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26. Hananiah son of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 42:4 LXX/35:4 MT, which has acquired a yod and is vocalized differently). A prophet whose sons occupied a chamber in the Jerusalem temple at the time of Jehoiakim king of Judah (609-598 BC). A bulla reads: lhnnyhw bn gdlyhw “Belonging to Hananyahu, son of Gedalyahu.”

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25. Jehoash/Joash (2 Kings 12:1, etc). A son of Jehoahaz and a king of Israel (805-790 BC). In the Tel el Rimah Stele of Adad-Nirari III (811-783 BC), line 8, it reads: ia-'a-su mat sa-me-ri-na-a-a "Joash, the Samarian.”

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24. Jehoiachin/Jeconiah/Coniah (2 Kings 24:5, 8, etc). A king of Judah (598-597 BC). In the Ration Tablets of Babylon it reads: [ia]-'-kin lugal sha-kur ia-[a-hu-du] “Yaukin king of the land of Judah.” A seal impression on jar handles reads: “Eliakim, steward of Yaukin.”