Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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Page 28
... brought the insignificant kingdoms of Israel into the ebb and flow of Near - Eastern imperialism . Nobody wanted Palestine , but nobody could afford to ignore her strategic importance . Apart from the brutal impact of invading armies ...
... brought the insignificant kingdoms of Israel into the ebb and flow of Near - Eastern imperialism . Nobody wanted Palestine , but nobody could afford to ignore her strategic importance . Apart from the brutal impact of invading armies ...
Page 44
... brought to light by remarkable discoveries at Mari , the capital of an important State on the Euphrates some 200 miles south of Haran ( see map on p . 43 ) . The interest of finding the huge palace of the king ( with its chapel ...
... brought to light by remarkable discoveries at Mari , the capital of an important State on the Euphrates some 200 miles south of Haran ( see map on p . 43 ) . The interest of finding the huge palace of the king ( with its chapel ...
Page 230
... brought to the sanctuary and offered sacrificially . By origin and right , the whole crop and the whole flock were his and it was to represent the whole that a part was given up . Man could use the rest for his own purposes only after ...
... brought to the sanctuary and offered sacrificially . By origin and right , the whole crop and the whole flock were his and it was to represent the whole that a part was given up . Man could use the rest for his own purposes only after ...
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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