The horsemen of Israel : horses and chariotry in monarchic Israel (ninth-eighth centuries B.C.E.) /
"Almost every book in the Hebrew Bible mentions horses and chariots in some manner, usually in a military context. However, the importance of horses, chariots, and equestrians in ancient Israel is typically mentioned only in passing, if at all, by historians, hippologists, and biblical scholars...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Winona Lake, Ind. :
Eisenbrauns,
2011.
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Colección: | History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Front Matter
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Background
- Modern Horsemanship
- Ancient Scholarship
- Current Scholarship
- Historical Setting
- Biblical Text
- Chronology Matters
- Horse-Related Architecture
- Contents
- The Nature of the War-Horse
- The Sights of Battle
- The Noise of Battle
- The Smells of Battle
- The Sex of the War-Horse
- The Horse in Battle
- The Limitations of the Horse in Battle
- Killing a Horse in BattleHorses in Iron Age Israel and Judah
- Kurkh Monolith
- Tel Dan Stele
- Hebrew Bible Texts
- Captured Horses
- Horse Trading
- Horse Prices
- Horse Breeding
- Size and Breed of Horses
- Economic and Practical Considerations
- Religious Concerns
- Chariotry in Iron Age Israel
- Origin of Monarchic Chariotry
- Suitability for Chariotry
- Topography
- Short Distances
- Chariot Cost, Manufacture, and Repair
- Chariots in Battle
- Architectural Advances for the Israelite Chariotry
- Six-Chambered Gates
- Chambered Gate DimensionsStables of Israel: The Case of Megiddo
- Stabled Horses
- Feeding Troughs
- Feeding Regimens
- Water Systems
- Tethering Holes
- Stall Floors
- Removal of Horses from Stalls
- Presence of “Only� One Exit from the Stable
- Stabling of Stallions
- Lack of Horse Paraphernalia at Megiddo
- Lack of Horse Bones at Megiddo
- Lack of Horse Teeth at Megiddo
- Ventilation
- Training Considerations
- Jezreel Military Headquarters and Cavalry Depot
- Summary
- Warfare in Iron Age Israel
- Aramean Invasions
- Assyrian InvasionsEgyptian Invasions
- Invasion of Moab (2 Kings 3)
- From Chariotry to Mounted Combat
- Conclusion
- Index of Authors
- Back Cover