• Shebna (Hebrew: שֶׁבְנָא, Modern: Ševnaʾ, Tiberian: Šeḇnāʾ, "tender youth") was the royal steward (ʾasher ʿal ha-bayith, "he who is over the house"; the...
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  • have been named, but biblical scholars have conjectured a connection to Shebna, on the basis of a verse in the Bible mentioning a royal steward who was...
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    romanized: Elyāqim, Greek: Ελιακιμ, Latin: Eliacim) was the son of Hilkiah. He succeeded Shebna to become royal steward or prime minister for King Hezekiah of Judah, according...
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  • Shealtiel Sheariah Shear-jashub Sheba Shebam Shebaniah Shebarim Sheber Shebna Shebuel Shecaniah Shechem Shedeur Shehariah Shelah Shelemiah Sheleph Shelesh...
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    2 Kings 18 (section Shebna)
    speeches: one directed to King Hezekiah and his officers/negotiators, including Shebna and Eliakim, (verses 19–25) and one to 'the (warring) people on the city...
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  • against "untimely rejoicing in Jerusalem" and "a threefold prediction of Shebna's fall (Isaiah 22:25) and of Eliakim's elevation." This text was originally...
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    over the entry to main Buddhist shrine, Phimai historical park, Thailand Shebna Inscription on a lintel of a tomb cave near Jerusalem, 8th/7th century BCE...
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    The Shebna Inscription, from the tomb of a royal steward found in Siloam, dates to the 7th century BCE....
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    000 Judeans led by Shebna had joined Sennacherib's campaign against Tirhakah, king of Kush. Sennacherib's campaign failed and Shebna's army was lost "at...
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  • Seriahu/Neriyahu". Shebna (or Shebaniah), royal steward of Hezekiah: only the last two letters of a name (hw) survive on the so-called Shebna lintel, but the...
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    Nahman Avigad. Some scholars believe that this is the tomb of the biblical Shebna, the steward and treasurer of King Hezekiah (727–698 BC). It is thought...
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    inscription found over the doorway of a tomb, has been ascribed to comptroller Shebna. LMLK seals on storage jar handles, excavated from strata in and around...
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  • Aram. Shebna Inscription (8th–7th century BC?) – found over the lintel or doorway of a tomb, has been ascribed to Hezekiah's comptroller Shebna. Bullae...
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    important inscription found at Siloam is the lintel of Shebna-yahu's tomb (known as the Shebna Inscription), which is in the collections of the British...
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    2 Kings 19 (section Shebna)
    Joshua 19:44). And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah...
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  • is [now] at peace, (and) his army is at peace: Milkaton son of Shubna (Shebna), general of (king) Pummay." In this rendering, Cross has restored the missing...
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    major events in Babylonian history, Babylon, Iraq, (8th–3rd centuries BC) Shebna Inscription from Siloam near Jerusalem, (7th century BC) Group of 4 bronze...
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    the activity of Hillel and Rabban Gamaliel Hazaken. Only Hillel's brother Shebna is mentioned; he was a merchant, whereas Hillel devoted himself to studying...
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  • general cabinet of ministers and his chief chamberlain, the Prime Minister Shebna was proved unworthy of his post and was thrown out. To fill his office,...
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  • other articles. Another tomb inscription is believed to be from the tomb of Shebna, an official of King Hezekiah. An illustration of the inscription may be...
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    Sennacherib's Tartan King Hezekiah of Judah Eliakim ben Hilkiyahu Yoah ben Asaf Shebna Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses Unknown Ancient Sources:...
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    Phoenician text is considered to have a "remarkable" similarity to that of the Shebna inscription from Jerusalem. At the beginning of 1887, Mehmed Sherif Effendi...
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    suffice for most archaeologists to identify one tomb with the Biblical Shebna, steward and treasurer of King Hezekiah. This is the period that corresponds...
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  • is at peace: 6 lktn bn Milkuton, son of Milkaton son of 7 šbn ngd Shubon the commander. Shubna (Shebna), general 8 lpmy To (god) Pmy. of (king) Pummay....
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    Palestine. Among his discoveries there was the rock-cut tomb of the Biblical Shebna. He explored/discovered many tombs in Wady Yasul, a valley immediately south...
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  • Talmud from "Avshalom" to "Avishalom," and from "Shebna" (the Jerusalemite) to "Shakhna", because Shebna was wicked. The change of name as a cure for illness...
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    leaders King Hezekiah Isaiah Ben-Amotz Eliakim Ben-Hilkiah Joahe Ben-Asaph Shebna Supported by Taharqa Sennacherib Rabshakeh Rabsaris Tartan Strength Unknown...
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  • Samaria Ostraca KAI 189: Siloam inscription KAI 190: Ophel ostracon KAI 191: Shebna inscription KAI 192-199: Lachish letters KAI 200: Yavne-Yam ostracon Bureij...
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  • Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their...
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  • 37:33-35 {S} 37:36-38 {S} Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah...
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