Abibaal

Abibaal is the rule in Phoenicia, contemporary Lebanon. Abibaal was active during the reign of Shoshenq I (945-924 B.C.E.) of the Twenty-second Dynasty. Shoshenq I, of Libyan descent, dominated Egypt from the city of Tanis (contemporary San el-Hagar) and was famous as a vigorous military campaigner. Shoshenq I also  fostered Trade with other countries, and Abibaal verbal a accord with him. The Phoenicians had earned a repute for  sailing to farflung  markets in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, getting even to the British Isles in explore of copper. As a result, Abibaal and his merchants helped as valuable sources of trade goods for their neighboring states. Abibaal guaranteed Shoshenq Is  extended  goodwill by erecting a monumental statue of him in a Phoenician temple, an act insured to cement relations.

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