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 118
... offering , a ram was sent by Jahweh . This meant that in future every firstborn who was dedicated to God , could be ' redeemed ' by an animal . Thus a stringent ruling was made against the age - old custom , accepted throughout the east ...
... offering , a ram was sent by Jahweh . This meant that in future every firstborn who was dedicated to God , could be ' redeemed ' by an animal . Thus a stringent ruling was made against the age - old custom , accepted throughout the east ...
Page 120
... offering of the body on the cross in this original sense , and has therefore always tended to speak and sing of ... offered as a sacrifice . Ben - Chorin's thought echoes one of the strongest Jewish taboos and can only be understood ...
... offering of the body on the cross in this original sense , and has therefore always tended to speak and sing of ... offered as a sacrifice . Ben - Chorin's thought echoes one of the strongest Jewish taboos and can only be understood ...
Page 199
... offering , a peace offering or a burnt offering , the priest shall be given ten pieces of silver . ' The writ also lays down what must be paid for other animals or for gifts of vegetable produce . It was all very orderly . The hierarchy ...
... offering , a peace offering or a burnt offering , the priest shall be given ten pieces of silver . ' The writ also lays down what must be paid for other animals or for gifts of vegetable produce . It was all very orderly . The hierarchy ...
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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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