Atlas Biblica

    person

    Shishak

    שִׁישַׁק

    Shishak was an Egyptian Pharaoh who invaded Judah during the reign of King Rehoboam and captured fortified cities.

    verses
    6
    first named
    1 Kings 11:40
    last named
    2 Chronicles 12:9
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Egypt

    Description

    Who was Shishak?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shishak, also known as Sheshonk I, was an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled during the 10th century BC. He is mentioned in 1Ki.11.40, 14:25, and 2Ch.12.2-9 in connection with his invasion of Judah during the reign of King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. When Jeroboam, Solomon's servant, rebelled against Rehoboam, he fled to Egypt and found refuge under Shishak's protection. In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak attacked Jerusalem with a vast army, capturing fortified cities in Judah. He seized treasures from the temple and the royal palace, including gold shields that Solomon had made. Rehoboam humbled himself before the Lord, and God granted Judah deliverance from complete destruction. However, they became subject to Shishak, and Rehoboam had to replace the gold shields with bronze ones. Shishak's invasion significantly weakened Judah's power and wealth, marking a decline from the prosperous reign of Solomon. Historically, Shishak is identified with Sheshonk I, the founder of the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt, and his invasion of Judah is confirmed by archaeological evidence, including a relief at the Karnak Temple in Egypt that lists numerous places he conquered, including many in Israel and Judah.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shishak10 of 10 entities the graph connects to Shishak, in 2 groups: company 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesTook part in · 4 versesCompanyJerusalem3 events · 888 versesEgypt2 events · 649 versesSolomon2 events · 272 versesJeroboam1 event · 81 versesCush1 event · 44 versesLibya1 event · 10 versesRehoboam and Israel’s forsaking of Law1 event · 2 versesRehoboam’s reign1 event · 2 versesSukkiim1 event · 1 verseEventsShishak

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    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shishak happensAll 2 places the claims about Shishak reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem, Egypt. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shishak there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerusalemEgypt
    United MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Shishak reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 2 books. The name is written 7 times in them.

    1. 1 Kings2 verses

      11:4014:25

    2. 2 Chronicles4 verses

      12:212:512:712:9

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesAttackAttack is a concept gathering 46 labelled instances in the text.via Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesCushAncient region in Africa; associated with Egypt and Babylonvia Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesLibyaA country in North Africavia Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesRehoboam and Israel’s forsaking of LawRehoboam and Israel’s forsaking of Law is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Shishak’s attack of Fortified CitiesSukkiimAfrican people who invaded Judah under Shishak

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