by hadassah | Jan 13, 2009 | Israel in Egypt
The Lion of Hazor (15th to 14th Century BCE) was found by Amnon Ben-Tor. Yigael Yadin found a life-size lion statue at Hazor in 1958, this one is possibly is his mate, used to flank the entrance of a Canaanite Temple. “Strata- The Pride of Hazor,” BAR Nov-Dec 1997....
by hadassah | Nov 10, 2008 | Israel in Egypt, The Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt
Date- 14th century BCE Current Location- Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany Language and Script- Akkadian; cuneiform Amarna Letter 1 Amarna Letter 2 Biblical Verses- During his campaign through the land of Canaan, Joshua faced the same groups of chiefdoms as...
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Israel in Egypt
Overview Moses and the Beginning of Yahwism- (Genesis 37- Exodus 4), Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Biblical History- From Abraham to Moses, c. 1850-1200 BCE, Steven Feldman, COJS. Primary sources Genesis 37-50 Exodus 1-4 Genesis 27- The...
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Israel in Egypt
The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the Nile, while her maidens walked along the Nile. She spied the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to fetch it. When she opened it, she saw that it was a child, a boy crying. She took pity on it and said,...
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Israel in Egypt
When Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he thought it wrong; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. ‘Not so, father’, Joseph said to his father,...
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Israel in Egypt
Photo courtesy of Gemaldeegalerie der Staatlichenn Museen, Berlin Photo courtesy of Rijks Museum, Amsterdam Sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt, Joseph has risen in the ranks during his service in the house of Potiphar, a royal courtier. Joseph has gained the...
