Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... CANAANITES Our knowledge of Canaanite religion has increased almost beyond recognition during the last twenty - five years by the discovery and deciphering of hundreds of clay tablets from a temple library at Ras Shamra , the site of ...
... CANAANITES Our knowledge of Canaanite religion has increased almost beyond recognition during the last twenty - five years by the discovery and deciphering of hundreds of clay tablets from a temple library at Ras Shamra , the site of ...
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... Canaanite feast at the beginning of the barley harvest was observed more or less in its old form for the greater part of Old Testament times . The second festival of the year , the Feast of Weeks , always remained a purely agricultural ...
... Canaanite feast at the beginning of the barley harvest was observed more or less in its old form for the greater part of Old Testament times . The second festival of the year , the Feast of Weeks , always remained a purely agricultural ...
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... Canaanite religion , the idea of offering the first - fruits and the first - born did not stop short of the first - born of men . Israel's laws recognized child sacrifice in theory ( Exodus 22. 29 ) , but shrank from it in practice ...
... Canaanite religion , the idea of offering the first - fruits and the first - born did not stop short of the first - born of men . Israel's laws recognized child sacrifice in theory ( Exodus 22. 29 ) , but shrank from it in practice ...
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altar Amos ancient Archaeologist army Asherah asses Assyrian Babylon bricks building built called Canaanite Canaanite religion centre chariots clay David Debir desert Deuteronomy discovered doubt Egypt Egyptian eighth century B.C. everyday evidence example excavated Exile Exodus Ezion-geber feast feet flocks gate Genesis Gezer Calendar goats grapes ground Habiru hand harvest Hebrew Holy II Samuel illustration important instruments iron Isaiah Israel Israelite ivory jars Jeremiah Jeroboam II Jerusalem Joshua Judah kind Kings Lachish land limestone loom Megiddo metal military Mizpah month Moses nomadic Northern Kingdom Old Testament palace Palestine period Phoenician popular pottery priests probably prophets Psalm reference religion religious royal Samaria Samuel sanctuary scribes seal semi-nomadic sheep shekel shepherd shows slave Solomon songs stone story suggests Syria Temple thou thread tomb tradition unearthed unto village vineyards walls warp weft wine women wooden word