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Divine Visitation
Alice C. LinsleyIn the Bible divine disfavor is expressed by catastrophic events in nature. Examples include floods, droughts, and the destruction of crops by locusts.In Ruth 1:1 we are told that...
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Exploring Tel Akko
Prof. Michal ArtzyOne of the few safe anchorages along the southern Levantine coast, the ancient port city of Tel Akko served as a major maritime center for more than 3000 years. The tell is located...
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Two Passovers
Alice C. LinsleyThere are two "passovers" in the Old Testament. Death passed over those in the houses with the lamb's blood on the door posts. Likewise, when death came to Jericho, the scarlet cord...
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The Sign of Mt. Moriah
Sir Leonard Woolley dubbed this statuette the ram caught in a thicket, alluding to the story of Abraham sacrificing a ram on Mount Moriah.Alice C. LinsleyNotice that this ram has wings. It represents a...
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Who were the Nabataeans?
Alice C. LinsleyThe term "Nabataean" refers to the empire and city-building royal house of Idumea. Idumea is a Greek word meaning "Land of Red People" and is another reference to ancient Edom....
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Temple Guilds
Alice C. LinsleyRegional religious, social, and economic activities revolved around temples in the ancient world. The temple guilds were clan-based and the assignment of their work was hereditary. The...
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As my work load has become heavier it has become impossible to moderate and respond to comments at my 7 blogs. Therefore, I encourage readers to join the international Facebook group The Bible and...
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Moses and the "Kushite" Bride
Alice C. LinsleyIf Moses married according to the pattern of his Horim, he would have had two wives. Other Hebrew rulers with two wives include Lamech, Terah, Abraham, Esau, Jacob, Amram, Elkanah...
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Who Was Boaz?
Alice C. LinsleyBoaz was a wealthy Hebrew nobleman of Bethlehem. He was married, owned property, deliberated at the town gate, and took Ruth as his second wife.If Boaz married according to the pattern...
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Judean Refugees in Ancient Galilee?
Biblical Archaeology ReviewOil Lamps Shedding Light on an Ancient MigrationWere there human migrations and refugees in antiquity? Yes, of course. Environmental change, wars, religious conflicts, and...
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Pursuing Truth as Persons of Faith
Alice C. Linsley"The ignorance of Scripture is a great cliff and a deep abyss; to know nothing of the divine laws is a great betrayal of salvation. This has given birth to heresies, this has introduced...
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Ancient Words for Priests
Many images of shaved priests have been found. This shaved priest is sacrificing a ram. Alice C. LinsleyMoses had a half-brother named Korah, and like Aaron, Korah was a priest. The term Korah refers...
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Messiah's Descent to Sheol
1 Peter 3:19-20 speaks of Sheol as the "place of imprisoned spirits." Alice C. LinsleyHeavenly recognition for the Horite Hebrew was never an individual prospect. Heavenly recognition came to the...
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Horite Temples
Alice C. LinsleyThe priests of the Horite mounds and the Sethite mounds served the same king and worshiped the same God. The temples they built were aligned to the rising sun.The Shaltout and Belmonte...
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Understanding the Science of Biblical Anthropology
Standing stones at the Gezer "high place" in Israel.(Photo: Dennis Cole)Alice C. LinsleyThe science of Biblical Anthropology is relatively new. It has been developing over the past 40 years and is now...
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Borders and Boundaries
Banner of the 2019 American Socialist-Communist Party ConventionAlice C. LinsleyBorders and boundaries in the biblical worldview are a good thing. The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Babylonian imperialism was...
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Touching the Royal Hem
Matthew 14:36 and Mark 6:56 refer to the desire of the sick to touch the hem of Jesus' garment at Gennesaret. “They besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as...
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Heart Scarabs
Scarab found at Mount Ebal in Israel.The scarab is a stylized dung beetle and a sacred symbol among the ancient Nilotes and the Horite and Sethite Hebrew. It often appears with wings and the sun,...
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War in the Old Testament
Ramses II at the battle of KadeshThe Old Testament does not set forth a consistent picture of war or battle. In Genesis, Abraham refuses any personal gain as victor after the battle at Siddim (Gen....
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Trinitarian Correspondences Between Mesopotamia and the Nile
Image of Enki in the primordial AbzuIn ancient Akkadian the title Enlil refers to the High God who appoints High Kings. En means Lord or Master, and Lil refers to the wind, air, or God's breath (Ruach...
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