What evidence has been found of the Egyptian king, Shishak? Shishak gained a connection to the throne by marrying his son Osorkon to Psusennes' daughter When Psusennes died with no son to take his place, Shishak took over the throne and ruled ca 945-924 B C , thus beginning 230 years of Libyan rule (the 22nd Dynasty) There was a minor resurgence of Egyptian glory under Shishak
Who is SHISHAK I? - WebBible Encyclopedia - ChristianAnswers. Net In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign Shishak came up against the kingdom of Judah with a powerful army He took the fenced cities and came to Jerusalem He pillaged the treasures of the temple and of the royal palace, and carried away the shields of gold which Solomon had made (1 Kings 11:40; 14:25; 2 Chronicles 12:2) (See Rehoboam )
2 Chronicles - Christian Answers WebBible 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, 3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians
Who is JEROBOAM? - WebBible Encyclopedia - ChristianAnswers. Net Influenced by the words of the prophet Ahijah, he began to form conspiracies with the view of becoming king of the 10 tribes; but these having been discovered, he fled to Egypt (1 Kings 11:29-40), where he remained for a length of time under the protection of Shishak I
Who is REHOBOAM? (Roboam) - ChristianAnswers. Net In the 5th year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak, one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, by Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him Jerusalem submitted to the invader, who plundered the temple and virtually reduced the kingdom to the position of a vassal of Egypt (1 Kings 14:25-26; 2 Chronicles 12:5-9
Have any likenesses been found of persons named in the Bible? Shishak, the Egyptian king who plundered the Temple during the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:25-26) Jehu, king of Israel, who took power in a bloody coup; the only surviving likeness of a king of Israel or Judah (2 Kings 9:1-10:36)
What is BETH-HORON? (aka Bethoron and Beit Horon)- WebBible . . . Beth-horon is mentioned as having been taken by Shishak, 945 BC, in the list of his conquests, and the pass was the scene of a victory of Judas Maccabeus Compare: Exodus 9:19 ; 9:25 ; Job 38:22-23 ; Psalm 18:12-14 ; Isaiah 30:30
Archaeology and the Bible - ChristianAnswers. Net Shishak is the first Egyptian king to be mentioned by name in the bible and the first foreign king in the Bible for whom we have extra-Biblical evidence See how archaeology continues to strengthen our faith in the accuracies of the Scriptures
Is there any confirmation of Biblical events from written sources . . . Campaign into Israel by Pharaoh Shishak (1 Kings 14:25-26), recorded on the walls of the Temple of Amun in Thebes, Egypt Revolt of Moab against Israel (2 Kings 1:1; 3:4-27), recorded on the Mesha Inscription Fall of Samaria (2 Kings 17:3-6, 24; 18:9-11) to Sargon II, king of Assyria, as recorded on his palace walls
1 Kings, Chapter 14 (King James Version) - Christian Answers WebBible 25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made