Mesha Stele (Moabite Stone)
Mesha Stele ( Moabite Stone ) (Interactive 3D Epigraphic Inscription • 2 Kings 3:4–27 ): Black basalt victory stele erected by King Mesha of Moab recording his revolt against the House of Omri of Israel and mentioning YHWH and the House of David . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah —After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).
Church History Lineage & Historical Movements
Barton Warren Stone (Awakening & Restoration (1700–1900 AD)): Barton W. Stone was a Presbyterian minister on the Kentucky frontier who hosted the monumental Cane Ridge Revival of August 1801, subsequently withdrawing from the Presbyterian synod to dissolve his presbytery with the historic *Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery* (1804), calling on all denominational bodies to 'die, be dissolved, and sink into union with the Body of Christ at large.'
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mesha (~. Referenced in Gen 10:30 .) Serpent's Stone (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 1:9 (identified with En-rogel ).) The Stone Pavement (Ancient biblical location referenced in John 19:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Moab (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:35 , Ex 15:15 , Num 21:11 , Num 21:13 , Num 21:15 , Num 21:20 (identified with Dibon 1 ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Mesha Stele ( Moabite Stone ) — Black basalt victory stele erected by King Mesha of Moab recording his revolt against the House of Omri of Israel and mentioning YHWH and the House of David . Rosetta Stone — Granodiorite stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes, key to deciphering ancient Egyptian.
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Daniel 3:30 : "Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, in the province of Babylon ."; 1 Chronicles 8:9 : "And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha , and Malcham,"; Genesis 10:30 : "And their dwelling was from Mesha , as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Kings 3 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 3 (27 verses)), 2 Kings (Old Testament • 25 Chapters).