Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... ancient ) substitute for the machine was , of course , the slave . The Assyrian relief , showing gangs of men dragging an immense winged bull into position ( 74 ) , graphically illustrates how the show - places of the ancient world were ...
... ancient ) substitute for the machine was , of course , the slave . The Assyrian relief , showing gangs of men dragging an immense winged bull into position ( 74 ) , graphically illustrates how the show - places of the ancient world were ...
Page 211
... ancient Israel : first , that religion involves ( at the very least ) the pursuit of truth and goodness ; and secondly , that conscious effort is required to relate it to the conditions of everyday life . It may fairly be said that in ...
... ancient Israel : first , that religion involves ( at the very least ) the pursuit of truth and goodness ; and secondly , that conscious effort is required to relate it to the conditions of everyday life . It may fairly be said that in ...
Page 216
... ancient law : An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me , and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings , and thy peace offerings , thy sheep , and thine oxen . . . . And if thou make me an altar of stone , thou shalt not build it of ...
... ancient law : An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me , and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings , and thy peace offerings , thy sheep , and thine oxen . . . . And if thou make me an altar of stone , thou shalt not build it of ...
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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