Hesban 3: Historical Foundations:

Studies of Literary References to Hesban and Vicinity

by Lawrence T. Geraty (La Sierra University) and Leona G. Running (Andrews University)

Heshbon/Esbus/Hesban is well represented in literary sources from antiquity.  This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to references to Hesban and its surroundings as described in the Old Testament as well as in Egyptian, Greek, Arabic, and European literary sources.  The history of Old Testament, Christian, and Islamic Hesban is presented on the basis of these sources.

Contents: The History of Heshbon from the Literary Sources; Hesban During the Arab Period: A.D. 653 to the Present; A Review of Critical Studies of Old Testament References to Heshbon; Appendix A: Heshbon Through the Centuries; Appendix B: Hesban in the Literary Sources Since 1806; Author Index; Biblical Reference Index; General Index.  Includes 4 figures and 1 plate.

Contributors: Arthur J. Ferch (Andrews University), Malcolm B. Russell (Andrews University), and Werner K. Vyhmeister (Andrews University).

ISBN 0-943872-17-0  1986  97 pages, $45.99

Click here for the link to Hesban 3 at the Andrews University Press.

Edited 4/7/05 tlc