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G — Biblically Based Apocryphal Works
Part 20
A fragmentary scroll preserved at Qumran predicts the rise of a son born to Jesse of the line of Perez and Judah, who will take the Rock of Zion, dispossess the Amorites and Canaanites, and build a house for Jehovah with gold, silver, cedars, and cypress brought from Lebanon. The divine voice confirms that the Lord of heaven will dwell with this Davidic builder in security forever. The text echoes the Joshua-era conquest geography and anticipates the Davidic Temple covenant — a type of the latter-day gathering of the remnant of Joseph into the inheritance Jehovah has prepared.
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Two mutilated columns, as well as several further small fragments, of a narrative appear to describe the future conquest and/or division of the Holy Land. It appears to be related to the extremely fragmentary 5Q9, published by J. T. Milik in DJD, III, 179—80, which mentions the name of Joshua. Col. of 4Q522 consists of a list of localities, of which a number appear in Joshua xv—xxi and Judges i. Col. predicts the conquest of Zion by David and the building of the Temple. In col. 11, and God is referred to in the third person, but in lines 9—10 he seems to be the speaker. For the editio princeps of 4Q522, see E. Puech, DJD, XXV, 39— 74. Fr.. For behold a son is born to Jesse, son of Perez, son of Judah.. He is to take the Rock of Zion and from there he is to possess the Amorites.. to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. Gold and silver.. cedars and cypress trees will he bring from Lebanon to build it. And the sons of.. and David. The Lord will make dwell in security.. The Lord of heaven will reside with him for ever. But now the Amorites are there and the Canaanites.. inhabitant whom I consider guilty, whom I have not sought.. from you. And the Shilonite and the.. I have made him a slave.. And now.. to a distance from.. Eleazar..
