Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... discovered that the northern part of the gate tower contained a rectangular court , entered through a wide doorway ... discovery of standard weights in it seems to prove that among the guests were merchants or tax - collectors , or both ...
... discovered that the northern part of the gate tower contained a rectangular court , entered through a wide doorway ... discovery of standard weights in it seems to prove that among the guests were merchants or tax - collectors , or both ...
Page 182
... discovered Dead Sea documents . Papyrus was the chief but not the only writing material . It is unlikely that clay tablets were used in this period , but animal skins were tanned for leather documents and wooden tablets were almost ...
... discovered Dead Sea documents . Papyrus was the chief but not the only writing material . It is unlikely that clay tablets were used in this period , but animal skins were tanned for leather documents and wooden tablets were almost ...
Page 208
... discovered . The earlier one was found at Megiddo and its 107 The Seal of Shema , inscription , " Belonging to Shema , servant of Jeroboam " dates it about 775 B.C. ( 107 ) . The drawing suggests that the craftsman who cut the figure of ...
... discovered . The earlier one was found at Megiddo and its 107 The Seal of Shema , inscription , " Belonging to Shema , servant of Jeroboam " dates it about 775 B.C. ( 107 ) . The drawing suggests that the craftsman who cut the figure 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