Kish

Sargon, the priest of Kish, ended the weak rule of city priests by proclaiming himself king and initiating the conquest of Mesopotamia, leading to the formation of a confederation of Sargon in Mesopotamia city-states. 78:8.8-9

The Salem school at Kish made early progress until Nabodad's attack on temple harlotry led to their failure and defeat, with their spiritual teachings later being incorporated into the Old Testament Psalms and the Book of Job. (95:1.6,10)

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Sargon 78:8.8 — Is 20:1.

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Kish is linked in 3 paragraphs of the text.

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