The Phoenicians: The Purple Empire of the Ancient WorldMorrow, 1975 - 288 pages Examines the history, people, culture, civilization, and achievements of the Phoenicians, whose supremacy in shipbuilding and navigation enabled them to be masters of the ancient world for three hundred years. |
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Page 45
... writes back bitterly that he cannot send wood because the main ports are already in the hands of the Habiru and so his ships cannot sail for Egypt . Moreover , the Hittites are now advancing on Byblos itself . The position is untenable ...
... writes back bitterly that he cannot send wood because the main ports are already in the hands of the Habiru and so his ships cannot sail for Egypt . Moreover , the Hittites are now advancing on Byblos itself . The position is untenable ...
Page 92
... writes of the Tyrian ( 1 Kings 7:14 ) . From this it is clear that the builders made a good impression in Jerusalem ... write this off . The King's coffers were empty . He offered instead a strip of land in Galilee with twenty villages ...
... writes of the Tyrian ( 1 Kings 7:14 ) . From this it is clear that the builders made a good impression in Jerusalem ... write this off . The King's coffers were empty . He offered instead a strip of land in Galilee with twenty villages ...
Page 214
... writes , ' you must sell your town house , so that you are not tempted to honour the house- hold gods of the city more than those of the countryside . Who- ever likes it better in the town than outside , has no need of a farm . ' This ...
... writes , ' you must sell your town house , so that you are not tempted to honour the house- hold gods of the city more than those of the countryside . Who- ever likes it better in the town than outside , has no need of a farm . ' This ...
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The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
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