Tag Archives: Sacrifice
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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Tagged Astarte, Bethel, cherubim, Dan, Deuteronomy, Hezekiah, Israel, Jerusalem, Judah, Mother-goddess, Nehushtan, pillar figurines, religion, Sacrifice
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The Angel of Death and Yahweh
The Festival of Passover There exists a very strong and powerful Jewish tradition remembered and enacted every year, called the Festival of Passover. This Festival is bittersweet because by remembering it one recalls that as a nation they were enslaved, but also as a nation they were freed through the miracle of God! The miracle [...]
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