Zobah
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Zobah or Aram-Zobah (
In the Hebrew Bible
In
The chapter-heading of Psalm 60 in the New King James Version refers to Zobah.[2] In the Revised Standard Version and the New American Bible (Revised Edition), the reference is to Aram-Zobah.[3][4]
In Mesopotamian sources
After the 10th century BCE, Zobah is not mentioned in the
Medieval Rabbinical sources
From the 11th century, it was common
Identification attempts
Based on the biblical narrative, primarily from the
Some sources indicate that Zobah city is the modern city of Homs in Syria,[7] or Anjar in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.[8] In later Assyrian documents it may have been named a provincial center derived from the recently incorporated city of Damascus, which might be Deir Khabiyah west of Al-Kiswah.[9][dubious ]
According to Edward Lipiński, the location of the capital city of Ṣoba corresponds to the present archaeological site of Tell Deir in the Beqaa Valley of modern-day Lebanon.[10]
See also
- Aleppo Codex, Hebrew Bible manuscript called in Hebrew "Keter Aram-Zoba", meaning "Crown of Aleppo"
- Aram-Damascus, another Iron Age Aramean kingdom
- Hamath-zobah, biblical city
- Homs, city in Syria
References
- ^ a b c Kirkpatrick, A. F., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 1 Samuel 14, accessed 26 July 2019
- ^ Psalm 60: NKJV
- ^ Psalm 60: RSV
- ^ Psalm 60: NABRE
- ^ World Center for Aleppo (Halab) Jews Traditional Culture, המרכז העולמי למורשת יהדות ארם-צובא (הלב).
- ^ The Book of Psalms (with Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Translation and Commentary), editor: Yosef Qafih, Machon Moshe: 2nd edition, Jerusalem 2010, s.v. Psalm 60:2.
- ^ Porter 1868, p. 308.
- ^ كتاب صوبا - تاريخ وطن وحياة قرية (in Arabic)
- ^ مملكة آرام حماة (in Arabic)
- ^ Lipiński 2000, p. 327.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-9-042-90859-8.
- Schrader, K. B. ii. 121 et seq;
- Delitzsch, Wo Lag das Paradies? pp. 279 et seq.
- Porter, Josias Leslie (1868). Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places. T. Nelson and Sons.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Aram-zobah". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.