Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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Page 106
... jars . The new wine was not ready for drinking for at least forty days , by which time the stalks and skins swimming in it had settled down into a muddy deposit . This sediment was known as the " lees " and an interesting passage in the ...
... jars . The new wine was not ready for drinking for at least forty days , by which time the stalks and skins swimming in it had settled down into a muddy deposit . This sediment was known as the " lees " and an interesting passage in the ...
Page 131
... jars for the safe - keeping of their contracts ( 68 ) . He also produced more delicate articles , such as small scent bottles shaped like miniature jugs ( 71 , 72 ) , ointment jars and cheap jewellery . Not least , he made objects for ...
... jars for the safe - keeping of their contracts ( 68 ) . He also produced more delicate articles , such as small scent bottles shaped like miniature jugs ( 71 , 72 ) , ointment jars and cheap jewellery . Not least , he made objects for ...
Page 167
... jars . There is also archaeological evidence from the Southern Kingdom which probably shows a similar system of taxation in operation during the two centuries before the Exile . This consists of a collection of 550 handles from storage jars ...
... jars . There is also archaeological evidence from the Southern Kingdom which probably shows a similar system of taxation in operation during the two centuries before the Exile . This consists of a collection of 550 handles from storage jars ...
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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