Tag Archives: Dan
From Dan to Beersheba- Part 1
” וַיֵּצְאוּ, כָּל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַתִּקָּהֵל הָעֵדָה כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד לְמִדָּן וְעַד-בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד–אֶל-יְהוָה, הַמִּצְפָּה ” “Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before the LORD in Mizpah” (Judges 20:1) The first time that the expression above was mentioned is when the people of [...]
The lion in the Bible
We all saw or heard about the famous movie the lion’ king; there is no kid that didn’t heard the words timon, pumbah, simba and muphasa!yet we all have to ask the question why the lion is the king of the animals? Is there any connection to the bible and to this saying about him? [...]
Israelite Figurines: Toys or Religious Icons?
Animals and Humans Statistically, animal forms in Israel predominate those of human shape, and the majority of human forms are those of females. These female figurines have been labeled as the “Mother-goddess” or “Astarte” and since they go against the principal of aniconism (aversion to the use of icons) that the book of Deuteronomy describes, [...]
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