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Labaya ; possibly Labayu or L'bayu Canaanite warlord of (probably) the 14th century BCE.1Labaya is referred to in several of the Amarna Letters .2Little is known of his origins or life beyond what is found in these documents. One possible interpretation of his name is "Lion of YHWH ", which raises some tantalizing questions.3
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Labaya (also transliterated as Labayu or Lib'ayu ) was a Canaanite warlord who lived contemporaneously with Pharaoh Akhenaten (14th century BCE).Labaya is mentioned in several of the Amarna Letters (abbreviated "EA", for 'el Amarna '), which is practically all scholars know about him.He is the author of letters EA 252-54.
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Labaya (also transliterated as Labayu or Lib'ayu ) was a 14th-century BCE ruler or warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan .He lived contemporaneously with Pharaoh Akhenaten . Labaya is mentioned in several of the Amarna Letters (abbreviated "EA", for 'el Amarna '), which is practically all scholars know about him. He is the author of letters EA 252–54. Labaya was active over the whole length of Samaria and slightly beyond, as he gave land to Habiru in the vicinity of Šakmu ( Shechem ) and he and his sons threatened such powerful towns as Jerusalem and Gazru ( Gezer ) to the south, and Megiddo to the north.
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14th-century BCE ruler or warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan Labaya (also transliterated as Labayu or Lib'ayu ) was a 14th-century BCE ruler or warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan . He lived contemporaneously with Pharaoh Akhenaten . Labaya is mentioned in several of the Amarna Letters (abbreviated "EA", for 'el Amarna '), which is practically all scholars know about him. He is the author of letters EA 252 – 54 . Labaya was active over the whole length of Samaria and slightly beyond, as he gave land to Habiru in the vicinity of Šakmu ( Shechem ) and he and his sons threatened such powerful towns as Jerusalem and Gazru ( Gezer ) to the south, and Megiddo to the north.
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14th-century BCE ruler or warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan Amarna letter. Letter from Labaya (ruler of Shechem) to the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III or his son Akhenaten. 14th century BCE.From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt.EA 252 Labaya ( Labayu or Lib'ayu ) was the ruler of Shechem and warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan during the Amarna Period (c. 1350 BC). He lived contemporaneously with Pharaoh Akhenaten . Labaya is mentioned in several of the Amarna Letters (abbreviated "EA", for 'el Amarna '). He is the author of letters EA 252 – 54 . Labaya was active over the whole length of Samaria and slightly beyond, as he gave land to Habiru in the vicinity of Šakmu ( Shechem ) and he and his sons threatened such powerful towns as Jerusalem and Gazru ( Gezer ) to the south, and Megiddo to the north.
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ruler of shechem and warlord in the central hill country of southern canaan during the amarna period
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canaanite prince and the ruler of shechem in the central hill country of southern canaan during the amarna peri
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