Abibaal

King ABIBAAL
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? -- 970
'B (y) b'l

Abibalos [gr]
A-bi-ba (') al  [akk]
Meaning: my father is Baal

He is the father of the successor Hiram I.
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Sources:
Flavius ​​Josephus: Against Appian I, 113 117
Old Jewish history VIII, 144 147
I know, you should not trust everything, that is said in the bible, but this time the synchronization with Flavius Josephus is very convincing.

The beginning of his reign is not known, because we lack any information about his predecessor. Most authors agree that his government in 970/969 BC ended, only a few people think in 962 BC.

Back Calculation of all data shows that Flavius ​​Josephus tells us and assuming the correctness of the data, then his government even in 1044/1045 BC have ended according to the king list of the kings of Judah as a starting point the fall of Jerusalem in 587/586 BC A similar process with Israel and the fall of Samaria in 722/721 BC also brings us back to 1044/1045 BC The lists of the Jewish kings however has double counting down and exaggerations of the length of some governments. For a more detailed explanation of the actual probable end of the reign of Abibaal refers to the beginning of the reign of Hiram I.

Of the doings of Abibaal is not much is known. He was a contemporary of David of the young Hebrew state with whom he traded. What is known is that Tyre in early times stood hostile to the Hebrews. That changed when the Hebrews were at war with the Philistine competitors of the Phoenicians. Before that  the northern Hebrew tribe Asher fails to win the places Akko, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik or Re'hob Perhaps Abibaal has been busy to safeguard his hinterland are against the invaders *

* See: Asher et le royaume de Tyr, A.Lemaire, OLA 44, STUDIES PHOENICIA XI, 1990.

The tribe of Asher will gradually go assimilate with the Phoenicians, Canaanites and perched Sea Peoples The Book of Judges (1:32) says about it: "The  Asher tribe  lived among the Canaanite inhabitants and made no move to expel them." The Bible says after this initial phase hardly more about this tribe Asher. Only in the Book of Kings (I, 4:16) we find the passage, that the province of Asher is controlled by a governor with a Canaanite name: Baana the son of Hushai!

From Egypt Abibaäl has not much to fear. That is ruled by the weak pharaohs Ramses IV t / m XI and their power is gradually transferred to the Amon priests.
David from the young Hebrew state is busy with three successive wars with Hadadezer of Aram. ** Here he finally penetrates far beyond by Damas.
Tyr must have lain in the lee of the war between Israel, Philistines and Arameans. Presumably it only had to do with a census that David had ordered. In 2 Samuel 6 7 says about: ".... When they came to Dan ... and with a bow to Sidon When they arrived at the fortress of Tyr and in all the cities of the Canaanites and ...... Hiwwieten. . " The conclusion of H.Donner about the relationships between the Phoenician cities and David: "A LIFE WITHOUT RELATIONSHIPS peacefully together." ***

* See: The Territory of Tyre and the Tribe of Asher, E.Lipinski, LOA 44 STUDIES PHOENICIA XI, 1990.
** See: Aspects of the foreign policies of David and Solomon, A.Malamat, Hebrew University, Jerusalem in JNES xxii, 1963.
*** See: Israel und im Tyre Zeitalter und David Salomons, H Donner, JNSL X, 1982.

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