The Moabite Stone

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“Found in 1868 at Dîbân, east of the Dead Sea. The monument records the victory of Mesha, king of Moab, over the united armies of Israel and Judah, about 850 B.C. The inscription, consisting of 34 lines, is one of the most ancient examples of Phoenician writing."—Webster, 1913

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writing, battle, Israel, Phoenician, Judah, dead sea, diban, phoenician writing, moab, moabite stone, mesha

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Source

Webster, Hutton Ancient History (Boston, MA: D.C. Heath & Co., 1913)

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