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Labaya (Labayu or Lib'ayu) was the
ruler of
Shechem and
warlord in the
central hill
country of
southern Canaan during the
Amarna Period (c. 1350 BC). He...
- BCE can be
described as a "state in development". He
compared David to
Labaya, a
Caananite warlord living during the time of
Pharaoh Akhenaten. While...
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ancient Canaan. The
citizens of Gina were
responsible for the
death of
Labaya. The town was
later known as Beth-Hagan and was
probably located roughly...
- of a
kingdom carved out by
Labaya (or Labayu), a
Canaanite warlord who
recruited mercenaries from
among the Habiru.
Labaya was the
author of
three Amarna...
- "Urusalim" (Jerusalem) in the
Amarna letters. Rule of
Canaanite warlord Labaya. 1368 BC—Death of Erichthonius,
mythical King of Dardania. 1366 BC—Birth...
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difficulties in Canaan,
particularly in a
struggle for
power between Labaya of
Shechem and Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem,
which required the
pharaoh to intervene...
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segue to the reverse's text, and the story.
Letter EA 252 is aut****d by
Labaya, by the 'Man, city-state' (of) Šakmu (Shechem today), and
written to the...
- on Reverse", line 42.:– ma : (–gl–) ha-ia-ma ___1=diš
Labaya, — _tillu_-nu-um-ma ___1=diš
Labaya, — (equipment)-nu-um-ma : (–gl–) ha-ia-ma (by boat)(land...
- Abdi-heba's prin****l
trouble arose from
persons called Iilkili and the sons of
Labaya, who are said to have
entered into a
treasonable league with the Habiri...
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flatter the king. In
Amarna Letter EA 245, he is
known for
letting the
rebel Labaya of
Shechem go in
exchange for silver. Also
mentioned is
Yasdata (EA 245...
