“Cain rose up against Abel”). Montgomery, 363, suggests an emendation of ארם “Edom” to ארם “Aram.” But such seems unnecessary. 27 The sacrifice of the first-born son of Mesha on the walls of Kir Haresheth was the turning point for the campaign. The meaning of the “great wrath” which came upon Israel is uncertain. Either the battle suddenly went against them or they withdrew from the field in disgust. The campaign ends in a similar way as that earlier one undertaken by Ahab and Jehoshaphat (1 Kgs