Footnote 5 – Edomites Advance into Judah
The Biblical text gives the name as Shebna; inscriptions discovered in what was likely his tomb in Silwan indicate that the full name was Shebnayahu (see “The Tombs of Silwan,” BAR 20:03).
The Biblical text gives the name as Shebna; inscriptions discovered in what was likely his tomb in Silwan indicate that the full name was Shebnayahu (see “The Tombs of Silwan,” BAR 20:03).