HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Albrecht Alt, Sisera, Habiru
16 Jun 2020
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A social class in the fringes of late bronze age society. The gezer calendar is literary text (israelite or canaanite text), is known as the first work of israelite literature. Was written by abiyah, which is an israelite name is called a calendar because it seems to be a poem or song in which agricultural tasks are done during each season. Jerusalem plays a major role in the story of king david and israel. Jerusalem is significant since it was the seed of the davidic kingdom, and the solomonic temple. The western wall of the temple became the holiest site in judaism. According to the bible, jerusalem was not originally an israelite city until it was conquered by. Jerusalem was a deliberate choice because it lies on the border between the northern and southern kingdom, and serves to write them.
