Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... early and latter rains " are the most celebrated . The early rains of October and November break the summer drought and soften the land for ploughing ; the latter rains of March and April give the crops their last chance before the dry ...
... early and latter rains " are the most celebrated . The early rains of October and November break the summer drought and soften the land for ploughing ; the latter rains of March and April give the crops their last chance before the dry ...
Page 139
... early engineers was to reach the level of their spring and to be able to draw water from it without leaving the city's defences . In these early works , an underground corridor was constructed to connect with the main vertical shaft ...
... early engineers was to reach the level of their spring and to be able to draw water from it without leaving the city's defences . In these early works , an underground corridor was constructed to connect with the main vertical shaft ...
Page 155
... early days , when there was no standing army and no chariots or iron equipment for their troops , the Hebrews excelled only in surprise raids in difficult country . It is not long , however , before we hear of their fighters being drawn ...
... early days , when there was no standing army and no chariots or iron equipment for their troops , the Hebrews excelled only in surprise raids in difficult country . It is not long , however , before we hear of their fighters being drawn ...
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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