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Shishak
A person of the united monarchy of Israel, first named at 1 Kings 11:40.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe Egyptian pharaoh who sheltered Jeroboam, then in Rehoboam's fifth year attacked Jerusalem and stripped the Temple's treasures.
1 Kings 14:25–26; 2 Chronicles 12:2–9
Neithsabes — CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyHe is Sheshonq I; the Bubastite Portal at Karnak carries his relief listing scores of towns he claims to have taken in the Levant.
Topographical (town-list) relief of Sheshonq I on the Bubastite Portal, Temple of Amun at Karnak; The Epigraphic Survey, Reliefs and Inscriptions at Karnak III: The Bubastite Portal, Oriental Institute Publications 74 (Chicago, 1954)