Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... supply of drinking water . A fortunate household might possess its own cistern hewn out of the solid rock - that was everybody's dream ( II Kings 18. 31 ) , like refrigerators nowa- days . The rain water which collected in such cisterns ...
... supply of drinking water . A fortunate household might possess its own cistern hewn out of the solid rock - that was everybody's dream ( II Kings 18. 31 ) , like refrigerators nowa- days . The rain water which collected in such cisterns ...
Page 111
... supply adequate for growing a variety of crops . Fruit - trees flourished better than anything else . The sycomore , for example , produced an abundant supply of bitter and indigestible figs , which were eaten by people who could afford ...
... supply adequate for growing a variety of crops . Fruit - trees flourished better than anything else . The sycomore , for example , produced an abundant supply of bitter and indigestible figs , which were eaten by people who could afford ...
Page 138
... supply of Jerusalem when the city was threatened by the Assyrians . In constructing it , two gangs of workmen had started from opposite ends , hacking their way through solid limestone rock , to make a conduit which would bring the ...
... supply of Jerusalem when the city was threatened by the Assyrians . In constructing it , two gangs of workmen had started from opposite ends , hacking their way through solid limestone rock , to make a conduit which would bring the ...
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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