Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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... usually opened the attack and were followed in due order by the chariotry and heavy infantry . It is at least certain that kings like Omri and Ahab were able generals and that their reputation spread through the whole of Syria . Another ...
... usually opened the attack and were followed in due order by the chariotry and heavy infantry . It is at least certain that kings like Omri and Ahab were able generals and that their reputation spread through the whole of Syria . Another ...
Page 183
... usually made of a reed with softened fibres at one end , so that it was more like a small paint brush than the hard - pointed pens we use , although it is clear that some writing - surfaces needed hard pens ( see Jeremiah 17. 1 ) . When ...
... usually made of a reed with softened fibres at one end , so that it was more like a small paint brush than the hard - pointed pens we use , although it is clear that some writing - surfaces needed hard pens ( see Jeremiah 17. 1 ) . When ...
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... ( usually cypress ) and the strings of thin sheep gut , known as " chitterlings " . The player either struck all the strings with a plectrum and prevented some of them from sounding by touching them as he struck with the finger - tips of ...
... ( usually cypress ) and the strings of thin sheep gut , known as " chitterlings " . The player either struck all the strings with a plectrum and prevented some of them from sounding by touching them as he struck with the finger - tips of ...
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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