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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a>The so-called Shebna Lintel<\/p>\n\n\n\nDeuterocanonicals or biblical apocrypha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
New Testament<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
These are Biblical figures for which tentative but likely identifications have been found in contemporary sources based on matching names and credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a>The so-called Shebna Lintel<\/p>\n\n\n\nDeuterocanonicals or biblical apocrypha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
New Testament<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
![<\/a>The so-called Shebna Lintel<\/p>\n\n\n\nShebna<\/a> (or Shebaniah), royal steward of Hezekiah<\/a>: only the last two letters of a name (hw<\/em>) survive on the so-called Shebna lintel, but the title of his position (“over the house” of the king) and the date indicated by the script style, have inclined many scholars to identify the person it refers to with Shebna.[195]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Sheshonq I<\/a>, Pharaoh of Egypt, is normally identified with king Shishaq<\/a> in the Hebrew Bible. The account of Shishaq’s invasion in the 5th year of Rehoboam<\/a> (1 Kings 14:25\u201328) is thought to correspond to an inscription found at Karnak of Shoshenq’s campaign into Palestine.[196]<\/a><\/sup> However, a minority of scholars reject this identification.[197]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Tou\/Toi<\/a>, king of Hamath. Several scholars have argued that Tou\/Toi, mentioned in 2 Samuel 8:9 and 1 Chronicles 18:9, is identical with a certain ‘Taita’, king of ‘Palistin’, known from inscriptions found in northern Syria.[198]<\/a><\/sup>[199]<\/a><\/sup> However, others have challenged this identification based on linguistic analysis and the uncertain dating of king Taita.[200]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Uzziah<\/a>, king of Judah<\/a>. The writings of Tiglath-Pileser III may refer to him, but this identification is disputed.[201]<\/a><\/sup> There is also an inscription<\/a> that refers to his bones, but it dates from the 1st century CE.<\/li>Zedekiah, son of Hananiah (Jeremiah 36:12). A seal was found of “Zedekiah son of Hanani”, identification is likely, but uncertain.[202]<\/a><\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nDeuterocanonicals or biblical apocrypha<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAretas I<\/a>, King of the Nabataeans<\/a> (fl. c. 169 BCE), mentioned in 2 Macc. 5:8<\/a>, is probably referred to in an inscription from Elusa.[203]<\/a><\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nNew Testament<\/h3>\n\n\n\n‘The Egyptian<\/a>‘, who was according to Acts 21:38 the instigator of a rebellion, also appears to be mentioned by Josephus, although this identification is uncertain.[204]<\/a><\/sup>[205]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Joanna, wife of Chuza<\/a> An ossuary has been discovered bearing the inscription, “Johanna, granddaughter of Theophilus<\/a>, the High Priest.”,[206]<\/a><\/sup> It is unclear if this was the same Joanna since Johanna was the fifth most popular woman’s name in Jewish Palestine.[207]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Sergius Paulus<\/a> was proconsul of Cyprus (Acts 13:4\u20137), when Paul<\/a> visited the island around 46\u201348 CE.[208]<\/a><\/sup> Although several individuals with this name have been identified, no certain identification can be made. One Quintus Sergius Paulus, who was proconsul of Cyprus probably during the reign of Claudius (41\u201354 CE) is however compatible with the time and context of Luke’s account.[208]<\/a><\/sup>[209]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>Lysanias<\/a>, was tetrarch of Abila<\/a> around 28 CE, according to Luke (3:1). Because Josephus only mentions a Lysanias of Abila who was executed in 36 BCE, some scholars have considered this an error by Luke. However, one inscription from Abila, which is tentatively dated 14\u201329 CE, appears to record the existence of a later tetrarch called Lysanias.[210]<\/a><\/sup>[211]<\/a><\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n Dever, William G. (2017). Beyond the Texts: An Archaeological Portrait of Ancient Israel and Judah<\/em><\/a>. SBL Press. p. 492. ISBN<\/a> 9780884142171<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>^ a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> Irvine, Stuart A. (2002). “The rise of the House of Jehu”<\/a>. In Dearman, J. Andrew; Graham, M. Patrick (eds.). The Land that I Will Show You: Essays on the History and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East in Honor of J. Maxwell Miller<\/em>. A&C Black. pp. 113\u2013115. ISBN<\/a> 9780567355805<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>^<\/a><\/strong> Becking, Bob E.J.H.; Grabbe, Lester, eds. (2010). Between Evidence and Ideology: Essays on the History of Ancient Israel Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap Lincoln<\/em><\/a>. Brill. p. 18. ISBN<\/a> 9789004187375<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>^<\/a><\/strong> Heltzer, Michael, THE SEAL OF \u02d3A\u015aAY\u0100H\u016a<\/em>. In Hallo, 2000<\/a>, Vol. II p. 204<\/li>^<\/a><\/strong> Avigad, Nahman (1997). Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals<\/em> (2 ed.). Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. p. 237. ISBN<\/a> 978-9652081384<\/bdi><\/a>.; WSS 90, published by the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities<\/li>^ a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> c<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> Schneider, Tsvi, Six Biblical Signatures: Seals and seal impressions of six biblical personages recovered’<\/em>, Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>, July\/August 1991<\/li>^<\/a><\/strong> Grabbe, Lester L., Can a ‘History of Israel’ Be Written?<\/em>, Continuum International, 1997, pp. 80\u201382 [27]<\/a><\/li>^ a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a> Mykytiuk, Lawrence J., Identifying Biblical persons in Northwest Semitic inscriptions of 1200-539 B.C.E.<\/em>, Society of Biblical Literature, 2004, Baalis<\/em>: p. 242 [28]<\/a>; Jeroboam<\/em>: p. 136 [29]<\/a><\/li>^<\/a><\/strong> Xenophon of Athens,](\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Silwan-inscr.jpg\"){kind=link}