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armour (A-Z entry)
Israelite soldiers were equipped with shields and spears ( 2 Chron. 14: 8 ), helmets ( 2 Chron. 26: 14 ), and coats of ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
bow (A-Z entry)
A weapon sometimes made of bronze ( Ps. 18: 34 ), wielded by both soldiers and huntsmen. Arrows were made from reeds or polished ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
breastpiece (A-Z entry)
‘Breastplate’ in AV and sometimes in NRSV, REB, NJB. It was a dramatic part of the ceremonial garb worn by Aaron ( Exod. 28: ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
bronze (A-Z entry)
Bronze was harder than copper and came to replace it in weaponry. It also had a bright, shiny surface—hence the simile in Rev. 1: ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Chariots (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Chariots (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Chariots (A-Z entry)
In the Near East the chariot was a light, open vehicle with two spoked wheels, drawn by horses yoked on either side of a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Jotapata (A-Z entry)
( Gk., Iotapata ; Heb., Yodefat ; Ar., Khirbet Shifat ), site located in the Galilee, directly south of modern Moshav Yodefat and described ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Lachish (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Lachish (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Lachish (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Lachish (A-Z entry)
( Map 1:W5 ). Modern Tell ed‐Duweir, one of the major fortified cities in Israel in the second and first millennia BCE . It ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Lachish (A-Z entry)
A large city 48 km. (30 miles) SW of Jerusalem, much fought over, which has yielded important discoveries to archaeologists. It was captured by ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Lachish (A-Z entry)
( Ar., Tell ed- Duweir ), a prominent mound of about 31 acres located near a major road leading from Israel's coastal plain to ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Mari Tablets (A-Z entry)
The magnificent palace of Mari with its royal archives of cuneiform tablets is the most significant archaeological find from French excavations at Tell Hariri, ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
millo (A-Z entry)
A fortress: the name derives from the Hebrew ‘to fill’. It consisted of an earthen construction held together by walls and on which a ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Musical Instruments (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Musical Instruments (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Musical Instruments (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Musical Instruments (A-Z entry)
The understanding, sociohistorical interpretation, and research of musical instruments (sound tools) as part of human culture is a conditio sine que non of modern ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
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