Abstract
The article argues that Pekah's rebellion took place in cooperation with Rezin, King of Aram, and that their agreement was sealed by a treaty sworn by oath at an Israelite temple in the Gilead. Rezin sent a band of fifty Gileadites to help Pekah assassinate Pekahiah and usurp the throne. The usurpation was the first step in the formation of an anti-Assyrian coalition, which Tiglath-pileser HI defeated in about 733 bce. The prophecy in Hos 6,7-10a severely criticizes the treaty, and in particular the Gileadite priests who administered its realization and the murder of the legitimate King of Israel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-49 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Biblische Notizen |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue number | 188 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
