Is Azekah Really the Hometown of Micah the Morasthite?

Erasmus Gass, Boaz Zissu

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Abstract

In a recent article, Oded Lipschits and Jakob Whrle argue for Tel Azekah as the hometown of the biblical prophet Micah of Moresheth Gath. However, the main arguments are not convincing and can easily be refuted. Above all, the overall rejection of the patristic sources is methodologically questionable and cannot stand up to scrutiny since the alleged contradictoriness does not exist within the Christian topographical tradition. Moreover, it can be shown that geographical, epigraphical, etymological and archaeological data were used in a one-sided and erroneous way.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)602-614
Number of pages13
JournalZeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume135
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Micah
  • Moresheth Gath
  • Tel Azekah
  • historical topography

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • History
  • Religious studies

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