by hadassah | Jul 29, 2008 | The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
Descent to Egypt Genesis 37-50 describes the journey and settlement in Egypt of Jacob and his children. Joseph sold by his brothers When the Midianite traders passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver to the...
by hadassah | Jul 29, 2008 | The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
Woman Playing the Lute, c. 1400 BCE Woman Playing the Lute From the Theban area Pottery, h. 21.5 cm, 8 ½ in. British Museum, London Small troupes of female musicians and dancers were all the rage at banquets during the 18th dynasty. They appear in wall...
by hadassah | Jul 29, 2008 | The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
The Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, 1460 BCE Although modern settings of many Egyptian temples are very picturesque it is unlikely that landscape played an important part in the architect’s plans. The temple was deliberately separated from its surroundings...
by hadassah | Jun 12, 2008 | The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
Cow Town or Royal Capital? Nadav Na’aman, Biblical Archaeology Review (23:04), Jul/Aug 1997 Evidence for Iron Age Jerusalem BAR readers are already familiar with a recent school of Biblical interpretation that denies any historicity to the ancient Israelite...
by hadassah | Jun 4, 2008 | Israel in Egypt, The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
BARlines: Dayan Collection Opens Amidst Controversy, Biblical Archaeology Review (12:04), Jul/Aug 1986 The Dayan Collection, which was previewed in the September/October 1982 BAR, opened at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on April 15, 1986, to rave reviews and a...
by hadassah | Jun 4, 2008 | Israel in Egypt, The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
BARlines: Tell el-Amarna Centennial Symposium, Biblical Archaeology Review (12:04), Jul/Aug 1986 One hundred years of excavation and discovery at Tell el-Amarna will be commemorated at “A Tell el-Amarna Centennial” at the University of Chicago’s Oriental...
