Jeshanah

Jeshanah, sometimes called Qiryt-Chelyah (City of Jewels) in religious texts, was a city and kingdom in ancient Alcheblan. It was first founded by Eliyyahu “Oker-Harim” after his self-imposed exile from Israel, and became a hub for both Phoenician and Hevrit trade into Oestriminim (Hispania) and Dagademah (Sicily).

Early History
After the usurping of King Eliyyahu by his wife and her suitor from Moav (Moab), he was exiled to a small house in Tisur, tended to by the former governor of Sidon, who he was personal friends with. He was described in the Book of the Moavites as having been “depressed; a man without a cause, and without a wife to call his own”. He remained there for two years, before getting on a Phoenician trade ship with a few of his remaining supporters and becoming a sailor to the Tyrian colonies. During this time, he was believed to have made multiple trips to Tarshish and Ytalyah, getting rich off gold and foreign goods.

An unknown amount of years after his start in the trade, he became sick of having to return to Israel, a kingdom ruled by his usurper. So, he moved to a small Phoenician settlement, one that was nearly abandoned due to the Slight Decline, and later founded Jeshanah fifteen miles to the west.

Its growth came from it originally being viewed as a “Second Yisrael”. Eliyyahu sent many of his supporters home with talents of gold, saying that they were told by God to move to Jeshanah. Many peasants, especially those who remembered Eliyyahu’s regime as king, moved hoping for wealth in the new city. During the initial growth of Jeshanah as a city-state, Hevrit presence in the area increased, surpassing that of Phoenician influence. Civilizations in northern Oestriminim later began to adopt the Hebrew alphabet over that of the Phoenician one, in part because of the influence Jeshanah had on the region.

Rule by Abel ben Eliyyahu
In the year 216, Eliyyahu married a native Masich woman, and had a son who he renamed Abel after his father. Eliyyahu supposedly had seven wives in Jeshanah, and favored the woman he had Abel with the most. After his death in 239, Abel took control of the city-state, expanding it territorially so that it became more than just a cultural influence.

Creation of Ham
Jeshanah played a large role in the creation of the Kingdom of Ham.

Modern Controversy
In the modern day, there has been controversy as to whether Jeshanah was a real city, or just one mentioned in Hammonic Hevrit texts.