Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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Page 83
... excavated juglets with perforated bottoms could certainly have been used as sprinklers for such fancy baking . The next most important of the woman's daily chores was the supply of drinking water . A fortunate household might possess ...
... excavated juglets with perforated bottoms could certainly have been used as sprinklers for such fancy baking . The next most important of the woman's daily chores was the supply of drinking water . A fortunate household might possess ...
Page 216
... excavated at Megiddo ( 123 ) . The altar , here , was of immense size ( 26 feet in diameter and 4 feet high ) and built of rubble and unhewn stone . In the latter respect , it was more orthodox than the burnished copper altar outside ...
... excavated at Megiddo ( 123 ) . The altar , here , was of immense size ( 26 feet in diameter and 4 feet high ) and built of rubble and unhewn stone . In the latter respect , it was more orthodox than the burnished copper altar outside ...
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... excavated , were also popular with women , but they are rather less serious . The specimen from Lachish in the photograph ( 117 ) shows the Mother Goddess looking more pleasant than usual , although when she had her cheeks painted red ...
... excavated , were also popular with women , but they are rather less serious . The specimen from Lachish in the photograph ( 117 ) shows the Mother Goddess looking more pleasant than usual , although when she had her cheeks painted red ...
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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