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Law Code of Dadusha (King David) influenced Law Code of Hammurabi

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  by   Damien F. Mackey   Most Interestingly, King Dadusha issued a (Mosaïc-like) Law Code that is considered to have “anticipated” that of Hammurabi of Babylon.     A famous Mari Letter informs us:   There is no king who is mighty by himself. Ten or fifteen kings follow Hammurabi the ruler of Babylon, a like number Rim-Sin of Larsa, a like number Ibal-pi-el of Eshnunna, a like number Amud-pi-el of Qatanum, but twenty follow Yarim-Lim of Yamhad.   Conventionally:   The historical setting for this was, supposedly, the C18th BC, after the passing of the powerful Syro-Mitannian (Assyrian) king, Shamsi-Adad I (c. 1800 BC). Yarim-Lim of Yamhad (unknown) has now become the pre-eminent king in the region.   The geographical setting ranges from, supposedly, Syria (Amurru) to Mesopotamia.               Revised:   The correct historical setting fo...
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House of David

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    by   Damien F. Mackey   “The term "House of David" refers to the royal dynasty established by King David, the second king of Israel, and extends to his descendants. This lineage holds significant theological and historical importance within the biblical narrative, as it is central to the promises of God regarding the Messiah and the enduring kingdom”.   Bible Hub     Introduction   The reason why archaeologists, e.g. I. Finkelstein and N. Silberman, and those who follow their views, must minimalise the biblical kings David and Solomon down to almost nothing, is because they are applying a faulty timeline to the archaeological data in which they are steeped. Finding virtually nothing in strata that they would estimate to have belonged to the C10th BC time of kings David and Solomon, they are then logically compelled to conclude that the biblical narratives must have it wrong and must have significantly exaggerated the g...
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