Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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Page 113
... popular sport both in Egypt and Assyria ( 54 ) . The Assyrian reliefs depict the king's skill and daring in the lion hunt with a frequency which becomes almost monotonous . The royal gamekeepers even went to the trouble and expense of ...
... popular sport both in Egypt and Assyria ( 54 ) . The Assyrian reliefs depict the king's skill and daring in the lion hunt with a frequency which becomes almost monotonous . The royal gamekeepers even went to the trouble and expense of ...
Page 131
... popular demand . Despite the inferiority of Israelite pottery when compared with the high order of design and craftsmanship of an earlier period , experts hold the opinion that the potters of Old Testa- ment times achieved a better ...
... popular demand . Despite the inferiority of Israelite pottery when compared with the high order of design and craftsmanship of an earlier period , experts hold the opinion that the potters of Old Testa- ment times achieved a better ...
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... popular among the Israelites as they were supposed to be among continental university students in the good old romantic days of the last century . " Let us eat and drink , for tomorrow we shall die " , which is the characteristic theme ...
... popular among the Israelites as they were supposed to be among continental university students in the good old romantic days of the last century . " Let us eat and drink , for tomorrow we shall die " , which is the characteristic theme ...
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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