Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... Kingdom . The interest of the ninth century in Palestine is almost entirely concentrated in the upstart Northern Kingdom , established by Jeroboam I. The writers of the books of Kings , who were men of the south , treat him as the ...
... Kingdom . The interest of the ninth century in Palestine is almost entirely concentrated in the upstart Northern Kingdom , established by Jeroboam I. The writers of the books of Kings , who were men of the south , treat him as the ...
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... Kingdom ( under Jeroboam II ) and the Southern Kingdom ( under Uzziah ) enjoyed a post - war boom . The great powers on the borders were quiet and nothing stood in the way of commercial expansion and material prosperity . So much is ...
... Kingdom ( under Jeroboam II ) and the Southern Kingdom ( under Uzziah ) enjoyed a post - war boom . The great powers on the borders were quiet and nothing stood in the way of commercial expansion and material prosperity . So much is ...
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... Kingdom escaped the same fate by a hair's breadth and for ten precarious years retained a nominal independence . The king then refused to pay his tribute and , in 721 B.C. , after a two years ' siege , Samaria fell to the Assyrian ...
... Kingdom escaped the same fate by a hair's breadth and for ten precarious years retained a nominal independence . The king then refused to pay his tribute and , in 721 B.C. , after a two years ' siege , Samaria fell to the Assyrian ...
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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