Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... king at Jerusalem " ( I Kings 10. 26 ) . The excavations at Megiddo have confirmed the substantial truth of this statement ( see pp . 66f . ) and the discovery of the huge industrial plant at Ezion - geber ( see p . 126 ) has gone a ...
... king at Jerusalem " ( I Kings 10. 26 ) . The excavations at Megiddo have confirmed the substantial truth of this statement ( see pp . 66f . ) and the discovery of the huge industrial plant at Ezion - geber ( see p . 126 ) has gone a ...
Page 155
... Kings 20. 2-11 ) , and only when their talks had broken down did the " hot " or " shooting " war begin . The troops were called to the colours by the blowing of trumpets throughout the land . Despite the deference shown to the will of ...
... Kings 20. 2-11 ) , and only when their talks had broken down did the " hot " or " shooting " war begin . The troops were called to the colours by the blowing of trumpets throughout the land . Despite the deference shown to the will of ...
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... kings of Israel enjoyed such refinements . If we read some of the pitiful psalms which describe bodily sickness ( for example , Psalms 6 , 22 , 88 , 102 ) , we shall receive a vivid impression of the horrors of ill - health in a country ...
... kings of Israel enjoyed such refinements . If we read some of the pitiful psalms which describe bodily sickness ( for example , Psalms 6 , 22 , 88 , 102 ) , we shall receive a vivid impression of the horrors of ill - health in a country ...
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