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Mesha Stele
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<p>he <strong>Mesha Stele</strong>, also known as the <strong>Moabite Stone</strong>, is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stele">stele</a> dated around 840 BCE containing a significant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaanite_and_Aramaic_inscriptions">Canaanite inscription</a> in the name of King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesha">Mesha</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab">Moab</a> (a kingdom located in modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan">Jordan</a>). Mesha tells how <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosh">Chemosh</a>, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to Israel, but at length, Chemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw off the yoke of Israel and restore the lands of Moab</p>
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