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In the 1930s, Ben Zvi visited Khirbet al-Qum and stayed at the residence of Sheikh Suleiman from the Irgum family. Suleiman, the owner of the ruins at the site, said they had Jewish origins. He expressed interest in dating the site and inquired whether it was referenced in the
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Alice Mandell, and Jeremy Smoak. "Reading and Writing in the Dark at Khirbet El-Qom: The Literacies of Ancient Subterranean Judah." Near Eastern Archaeology, vol. 80, no. 3, 2017, pp. 188–95
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Based on the findings and the possible name preservation of the ancient name in the adjacent valley of Wadi es-Safir, it has been suggested that Khirbet el-Qum is
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David F. Graf, 'Petra and the Nabataeans in the Early Hellenistic Period: the literary and archaeological evidence,' in Michel Mouton,Stephan G. Schmid (eds.),
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in 1967 following their discovery by tomb robbers. Both tombs contain inscriptions, dating from the second half of the 8th century BCE, slightly after the
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Zevit, Ziony. “The Khirbet El-Qôm Inscription Mentioning a Goddess.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 255, 1984, pp. 39–47
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Margalit, Baruch. “Some Observations on the Inscription and Drawing from Khirbet El-Qôm.” Vetus Testamentum, vol. 39, no. 3, 1989, pp. 371–78
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Dever, William G. 1969–1970. "Iron Age Epigraphic Material from the Area of Khirbet El-Kôm.", Hebrew Union College Annual 40–41: 139–204
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Keel, Othmar, and Uehlinger, Christoph, "Gods, goddesses, and images of God in ancient Israel" (Fortress Press, 1998) p.239.
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I Have Blessed you by YHWH of Samaria and his Asherah: Texts With Religious Elements from the Soil Archive of Ancient Israel
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Keel, Othmar, and Uehlinger, Christoph, "Gods, goddesses, and images of God in ancient Israel" (Fortress Press, 1998) p.239.
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Shea, William H. “The Khirbet El-Qom Tomb Inscription Again.” Vetus Testamentum, vol. 40, no. 1, 1990, pp. 110–16
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Corpus inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad
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and its understanding as a part and parcel of its Near Eastern/Levantine/West Semitic/Canaanite environment.
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Unlike the Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions, this inscription do not include a place name with the name of
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the inscriptions from Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet Ajrud, along with great Levantine archives such as
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funerary inscriptions dating from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE, bearing names such as
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Archaeological site in the territory of the biblical kingdom of Judah, between Lachish and Hebron
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bench tombs carved into natural rock were discovered at el-Qom; both were investigated by
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The Origins of the Second Temple: Persion Imperial Policy and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem
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There is some scholarly debate about the translation, particularly for line three.
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A jug inscribed "to/for Yahmol" and a bowl inscribed "El" were also found.
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The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception,
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may have been found on the site and the vicinity, dating from the
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Archaeological excavations were conducted at the site in 1967 by
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Judaea, Samaria and the Golan: Archaeological Survey 1967-1968
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And from his oppressors by his asherah he has saved him
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Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
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Men on the Rocks: The Formation of Nabataean Petra,
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Khirbet el-Kôm

Khirbet el-Qom is located in the West Bank
al-Kum
West Bank
31°32′4.98″N 34°57′59.63″E / 31.5347167°N 34.9665639°E / 31.5347167; 34.9665639
Canaanite
Israelite
Edomite
Second Temple Judaism
William G. Dever
Arabic
archaeological site
al-Kum
West Bank
Kingdom of Judah
Lachish
Hebron
Torah
William G. Dever
Hebrew Union College

Iron Age
William Dever
Ashera
Kuntillet Ajrud
inscriptions
magic hand
Yahweh
Samaria

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