LEADER 04910nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910806135703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-57506-647-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575066479 035 $a(CKB)2550000000052495 035 $a(OCoLC)759160114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10495950 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537635 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11364525 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537635 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10554086 035 $a(PQKB)10314386 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3155595 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495950 035 $a(OCoLC)1040603818 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_79427 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3155595 035 $a(DE-B1597)584316 035 $a(OCoLC)1266228787 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575066479 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000052495 100 $a20110511d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe horsemen of Israel $ehorses and chariotry in monarchic Israel (ninth-eighth centuries B.C.E.) /$fDeborah O'Daniel Cantrell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWinona Lake, Ind. $cEisenbrauns$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (164 pages) 225 1 $aHistory, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;$v1 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-57506-204-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aIntroduction -- The nature of the war-horse -- Horses in Iron Age Israel and Judah -- Chariotry in Iron Age Israel -- Stables of Israel : the case of Megiddo -- Warfare in Iron Age Israel. 330 1 $a"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. When it is mentioned, the topic engenders a great deal of confusion. Notwithstanding the substantial textual and archaeological evidence of the horse{u2019}s historic presence, recent scholars seem to be led by a general belief that there were very few horses in Iron Age Israel and the Israel{u2019}s chariotry was insignificant. The reason for this current sentiment is tied primarily to the academic controversy of the past 50 years over whether the 17 tripartite-pillared buildings excavated at Megiddo in the early 20th century were, in fact, stables. Although the original excavators, archaeologists from the University of Chicago, designated these buildings as stables, a number of scholars (and a few archeologists) later challenged this view and adopted alternative interpretations. After they {u2018}reassessed{u2019} the Megiddo stables as {u2018}storehouses, {u2019} {u2018}marketplaces, {u2019} or {u2018}barracks, {u2019} the idea developed that there were no place for the horses to be kept and, therefore, there must have been few horses in Israel. The lack of stables, when added to the suggestion that Iron age Israel could not have afforded to buy expensive horses and maintain an even more expensive chariotry, led to a dearth of horses in ancient Israel; or so the logic goes that has permeated the literature. Cantrell{u2019}s book attempts to dispel this notion. Too often today, scholars ignore or diminish the role of the horse in battle. It is important to remember that ancient historians took for granted knowledge about horses that modern scholars have now forgotten or never knew. Cantrell{u2019}s involvement with horses as a rider, competitor, trainer, breeder, and importer includes equine experience ranging from competitive barrel-racing to jumping, and for the past 25 years, dressage. The Horseman of Israel relies on the author{u2019}s knowledge of and experience with horses as well as her expertise in the field of ancient Near Eastern languages, literature, and archeology."--Back cover. 410 0$aHistory, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;$v1. 606 $aChariots$zIsrael$xHistory 606 $aHorses$zIsrael$xHistory 606 $aIron age$zIsrael 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$yTo 500 606 $aMilitary history, Ancient 606 $aWarfare, Prehistoric$zIsrael 607 $aIsrael$xAntiquities 615 0$aChariots$xHistory. 615 0$aHorses$xHistory. 615 0$aIron age 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary history, Ancient. 615 0$aWarfare, Prehistoric 676 $a636.109334 686 $aBC 8720$2rvk 700 $aCantrell$b Deborah O'Daniel$01611491 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806135703321 996 $aThe Horsemen of Israel$93939788 997 $aUNINA