Fast Forward: Mediterranean Connectivity ca. 950–900 bce and Israelite-Tyrian Maritime Entrepreneurship

In this paper I look at Solomon and Hiram's joint maritime ventures as narrated in the Bible from a long-term archaeological perspective. I show that the second half of the tenth century BCE indeed constitutes a watershed in the recovery of Levantine sea-borne trade after the late Bronze Age co...

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Published in:Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Main Author: Leṿinzon-Gilboʻa, Ayelet 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2022
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ocean / Activity / Mediterranean Sea policy / Mediterranean area (Motif) / Commerce / Silver / Tyre / Israel (Antiquity)
RelBib Classification:HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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Summary:In this paper I look at Solomon and Hiram's joint maritime ventures as narrated in the Bible from a long-term archaeological perspective. I show that the second half of the tenth century BCE indeed constitutes a watershed in the recovery of Levantine sea-borne trade after the late Bronze Age collapse, which may be understood as providing support for the Biblical texts. I argue, however, that there is no compelling reason to attribute this phenomenon to royal initiative.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2022-0026