Episode C11 The House of David

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 5:24 p.m.

Synopsis: In the latter half of the 11th century BC, southern Syria witnessed the increasing prominence of semi-nomadic Semitic peoples \u2013 including the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites and Israelites.\n\n\n\n\n\u201cKings came, they fought,\n\n\n\nthe kings of Canaan fought.\n\n\n\nAt Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,\n\n\n\nthey took no plunder of silver.\n\n\n\nFrom the heavens the stars fought,\n\n\n\nfrom their courses they fought against Sisera.\n\n\n\nThe river Kishon swept them away,\n\n\n\nthe age-old river, the river Kishon.\u201d \u2013 The Song of Deborah\n\n\n\n\nMap of the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean:https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/LBA_Hittite_Map.jpg\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices