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Tibni
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “claimant to the throne of the israel”. Today it says “claimant to the throne of israel and the son of ginath”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “King of Northern Israel”. It now reads “King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tibni ("building of Jehovah") was a claimant to the throne of the Israel , and the son of Ginath, a man of some position.1 Albright has dated his reign to 876 - 881 BC , while Thiele offers the dates 885 - 880 BC .2 Following the death of Zimri , a considerable number of the people chose Tibni as monarch, and he contended for the throne against Omri over the next few years ( 1 Kings 16:21, 22), only to be defeated. v t e3
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “claimant to the throne of the israel”. Today it says “claimant to the throne of israel and the son of ginath”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “King of Northern Israel”. It now reads “King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
claimant to the throne of the israel
Now
claimant to the throne of israel and the son of ginath
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