Did the Ancient Israelites Think Children Were People?
Mar 2, 2023 · The Book of Genesis is filled with passages implying that the Israelites were really, really interested in having children. Other books contain examples of the same thing—a desire for and valuation placed on having progeny. Parents make vows to secure progeny and to keep progeny, they feel content in having progeny, and they mourn lost progeny.
This eBook, taken from articles in Biblical Archaeology Review. magazine, considers texts and archaeological evidence from the second millennium B.C.E. that. describe Israel in Egypt and the Exodus. In “Out of Egypt,” James K. Hoffmeier questions how likely is it that the Israelites were. enslaved in Egypt.
What Does the Bible Say About Children—and What Does …
Feb 13, 2022 · Archaeological remains and texts have shaped what we know about the lives of children in ancient Israel—and the rest of the ancient Near East. Learn more about these sources in Kristine Henriksen Garroway’s article “Children in the Ancient Near East,” published in the November/December 2018 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. As new ...
The Exodus: Fact or Fiction? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Oct 24, 2024 · Evidence of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt. Dated to c. 1219 B.C.E., the Merneptah Stele is the earliest extrabiblical record of a people group called Israel. Set up by Pharaoh Merneptah to commemorate his military victories, the stele proclaims, “Ashkelon is carried off, and Gezer is captured. Yeno’am is made into nonexistence; Israel is ...
Digs 2018: Migration and Immigration in Ancient Israel
Dec 18, 2017 · According to the Bible, “ancient Israel” was first a concept of a new world—a new beginning for God’s chosen people. It was a land into which the Israelites first had to immigrate. Only then, after the immigration of the people, did the land become the allotment of the 12 tribes, the land of Israel.
Understanding Israel’s 10 Commandments - Biblical Archaeology …
Jan 2, 2024 · The “10 Commandments” are listed in Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 5 and Exodus 34. The first two lists (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5) are virtually identical, with a few differences in wording and order. Exodus 34, however, seems to be a completely different (and less familiar) set of commandments. The list in Exodus 20 is the one to which most ...
Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?
Jun 20, 2024 · In the Bible, the Moabites are said to have descended from Moab, the son of Lot and his oldest daughter (Genesis 19:37). The kingdom of Moab stretched “north and south of the Arnon River” with its capital at Dibon. The Moabites worshiped the god Chemosh, who may be depicted in the Balua‘ Stele (dated to the end of Late Bronze Age).
Daily Life in Ancient Israel - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 3, 2024 · According to author Robert D. Miller, archaeological surveys and excavations of the central hill country have provided a much clearer picture of daily life in ancient Israel during the time of the Biblical Judges and the early Israelite settlers of Canaan. What was life like for the tribes of Israel in the time of the Biblical Judges, the ...
How Bad Was the Babylonian Exile? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Aug 4, 2024 · The Babylonian Exile began in 597 B.C.E. with the deportation of Judahite king Jehoiachin, his family, skilled craftsmen, warriors and 10,000 additional captives (2 Kings 24:12–16). Two more deportations took place: one in 586 B.C.E., when Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed, and another in 582 B.C.E. Jeremiah 52:28–30 claims that a ...
High Places, Altars and the Bamah - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jun 16, 2024 · It is the general consensus that before the Temple was built in Jerusalem, the people legitimately worshiped at the bamot. 18 Leading scholar Beth Alpert Nakhai says, “The long legitimate bamot and the ancient sanctuary at Bethel were not viewed as symbols of Israel’s wicked past.” 19 However, the text does not really say that this type of …