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  • Abu Simbel (A-Z entry)

    colossal temple complex located in the northern Sudan about 200 km (186 mi.) up the Nile from Aswan (22°21′ N, 31°38′ E). Built in ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Abydos (A-Z entry)

    one of ancient Egypt's most sacred sites, located in the eighth Upper Egyptian nome, or province (26°11′ N, 31°55′ E). Archaeological survey indicates that ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Agriculture (Image) This result contains an image

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Agriculture (Image) This result contains an image

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Agriculture (Image) This result contains an image

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • agriculture (A-Z entry)

    From Genesis ( 2: 15 ) to Revelation ( 14: 14–20 ) the Bible is dominated by farmers and their endless labour as they ...

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • Agriculture (A-Z entry)

    In the Bible agriculture and religion are intimately connected. Of the three major festivals two were clearly connected with the agricultural year. The Feast ...

    Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible

  • Agriculture (A-Z entry)

    The landscape of the Judean Desert consists of four mountainous escarpments descending to the east. The uppermost and lowest escarpments are composed of hard ...

    Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • Agriculture (A-Z entry) This result contains an image

    The broad array of activities and knowledge whereby human communities exploit plants to produce food and other crops (fibers and oils), agriculture, literally means ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Ahiram Inscription (A-Z entry)

    The sarcophagus of Ahiram found in Byblos, in Lebanon, by French archaeologists In 1923 is one of the most important works of art from ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • alabaster (A-Z entry)

    Material used for containers of perfume. The long neck of the flask was broken to release the liquid ( Mark 14: 3 ).

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • alcohol (A-Z entry)

    Both in the OT and NT ‘wine’ refers to fermented grape juice and always had some alcohol content.

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • almond (A-Z entry)

    A fruit tree often mentioned in the OT and, because of the shape of the fruit, possibly originally associated with fertility rites. The white ...

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • aloes (A-Z entry)

    A fragrant spice (not a bitter plant) used as perfume ( Ps. 45: 8 and S. of S. 4: 14 ) and on the ...

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • alphabet (A-Z entry)

    An alphabet was in use in the cities of Palestine by 1200 BCE , including the Hebrew alphabet used in Israel and Judah . ...

    Source: A Dictionary of the Bible

  • Alphabet (A-Z entry)

    [ This entry treats the origins and development of what is traditionally termed the “alphabet,” that is, the stages termed “abjad” and “alphabet.” For ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Alphabets (A-Z entry)

    Alphabetical inscriptions have been in existence since the Canaanites of Palestine first invented the consonantal script under the influence of the Egyptian script in ...

    Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Altars (A-Z entry) This result contains an image

    In the ancient Near East, altars are typically classified on the basis of their material and style of construction. However, the flexibility and comprehensiveness ...

    Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

  • Altars (A-Z entry)

    References to altars appear in the Bible some four hundred times, including their construction, materials (e.g., unhewn stone, wood, earth, brass/bronze, gold), types (especially ...

    Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible

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