{"id":13151,"date":"2010-07-02T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bibleplaces.com\/chariot-linchpin-from-siseras-hometown.htm\/"},"modified":"2021-02-14T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T22:10:39","slug":"chariot-linchpin-from-siseras-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bibleplaces.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/chariot-linchpin-from-siseras-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Chariot Linchpin from Sisera\u2019s Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the period of the judges,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<i><\/i>the Lord sold [the Israelites] into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was <strong>Sisera<\/strong>, who lived in <strong>Harosheth Haggoyim<\/strong>. Because he had nine hundred iron <strong>chariots<\/strong> and had cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help (Judges 4:2-3).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Archaeologist Adam Zertal believes he has identified Sisera\u2019s hometown of Harosheth Haggoyim at the site of el-Ahwat not far from the Jezreel Valley.&nbsp; A bronze tablet discovered in the excavation was a linchpin of a chariot wheel.&nbsp; Enemies were sometimes carved on these linchpins as a sign of disrespect, not unlike depictions of a king putting his foot on the necks of his enemies.&nbsp; The woman depicted on the linchpin may be a Hittite goddess.&nbsp; Zertal connects this artifact to the story of Sisera\u2019s defeat by Deborah and Barak:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThis identification enhances the historical and archaeological value of the site and proves that chariots belonging to high-ranking individuals were found there. It provides support for the possibility, which has not yet been definitively established, that this was Sisera\u2019s city of residence and that it was from there that the chariots set out on their way to the battle against the Israelite tribes, located between the ancient sites of Taanach and Megiddo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Zertal further identifies Sisera as one of the Sea Peoples.&nbsp; The Philistines are the most well known, but another group were the Shardanu who originated from Sardinia.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>More details are given in the <a href=\"http:\/\/newmedia-eng.haifa.ac.il\/?p=3309\">press release<\/a> of the University of Haifa (with good illustrations).&nbsp; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/ChristianInIsrael\/Features\/Article.aspx?id=180213\">Jerusalem Post<\/a> story has additional information apparently based on Zertal\u2019s new book, <em>Sisera\u2019s Secret, A Journey following the Sea-Peoples and the Song of Deborah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Anson Rainey argues at length that <strong>Harosheth Haggoyim<\/strong> is not a city but a region, and the name should be translated as \u201cdistrict of the foreigners.\u201d&nbsp; He locates it in the plain east of Megiddo, and thus equivalent to \u201cat Taanach on the waters of Megiddo\u201d in Judges 5:19.&nbsp; For his analysis, see <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/965220529X\/713713713-20\">The Sacred Bridge<\/a><\/em>, pp. 137-38, 150-51.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_x4Gor5dqvi8\/TC3pyAbk6yI\/AAAAAAAABak\/OY2lzKHt9dg\/s1600-h\/el-ahwat_bronze_tablet_sisera%5B4%5D.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"el-ahwat_bronze_tablet_sisera\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_x4Gor5dqvi8\/TC3pymDCpnI\/AAAAAAAABao\/JCe2TmFT7N4\/el-ahwat_bronze_tablet_sisera_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"209\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"el-ahwat_bronze_tablet_sisera\" width=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\nPhoto by <a href=\"http:\/\/newmedia-eng.haifa.ac.il\/?p=3309\">Moshe Einav\/University of Haifa<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the period of the judges, the Lord sold [the Israelites] into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. 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