A scarab bearing the name of Pharaoh Sheshonq I was discovered in the copper-ore-rich Faynan region of southern Jordan—the land of Edom—during archaeological work led by University of California, San Diego’s Thomas E. Levy and Mohammad Najjar.1a Referred to as Shishak in the Bible (1 Kings 11:40; 14:25; 2 Chronicles 12:2‒4), Sheshonq is famous … Continue reading Egyptian Pharaoh in Edom