Israel’s Neighbors and the Problem of the Past

Brian R. Doak
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Tellingly for their importance to ancient Israelite audiences, Israel’s closest geographical neighbors—the Canaanites, Arameans, Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Philistines, and Phoenicians—appear nearly as much in the Hebrew Bible as the three dominant empires of Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt. Indeed, several of these smaller neighboring groups individually feature more frequently in the Bible than the mighty Assyrians. These numbers tell us that Israelite authors and their audiences were frequently engaged with their bordering neighbors. The story Israel has to tell about itself deeply involves these smaller, lesser-known nations. By way of beginning the investigation, this chapter clarifies some issues of geography and discusses key terms, such as nation, state, tribe, and addresses other problems of describing borders and national neighbors in the ancient (and modern) world.
以色列的邻国和过去的问题
以色列地理上的近邻——迦南人、亚兰人、亚扪人、摩押人、以东人、非利士人和腓尼基人——在希伯来圣经中出现的次数几乎与亚述、巴比伦和埃及这三个主要帝国一样多,这说明了他们对古代以色列人听众的重要性。事实上,这些较小的邻近群体中有几个在圣经中比强大的亚述人更频繁地出现。这些数字告诉我们,以色列的作者和他们的读者经常与他们的邻国交往。以色列必须讲述的关于自己的故事深深涉及到这些较小的、不太为人所知的国家。通过开始调查,本章澄清了地理学的一些问题,并讨论了关键术语,如民族、国家、部落,并解决了描述古代(和现代)世界边界和民族邻国的其他问题。
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