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A look at the history and archaeology of the Levant, behind the biblical tales (not the theology or dogma)
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The nomadic tribe of Binyamin (Benjamin) is historically attested. They rebelled against the Kingdom of Mari, in the 19th-18th c. BCE. aicuneiform.com/search?q=yamin

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www.jstor.org/stable/10.53...

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In the 15th c. BCE, there was a Temple of Ninurta (Bit-Ninurta) at the later Beth-Horon, near Jerusalem. It was probably rededicated to the Egyptian deity, Hawran (Horon), after the Egyptian conquest of Canaan. aicuneiform.com/search?q=urush…

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bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/mis...

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—— “Rabbinic Judaism” —— I strongly dislike the term and the way it is used by scholars—as if it is some radically new phenomenon which appeared only after 70 CE and changed “Judaism” forever. None of this is true. A🧵1/11

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📰 Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last missing royal tomb of the 18th Dynasty! 🏺 #AncientEgyptBluesky #ArchaeologyNews

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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archaeology.org/news/2025/02...

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www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/861...

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In this week's #Torah portion, we begin to look at the different types of acceptable slavery. Just as the "10 commandments" [sic] endorses owning human property, the biblical texts explicitly accepts and demands it in different places. Different authors had different views. #EBAMeme #Mishpatim

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Roman Judea & Israel were much more diverse than people believe

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The "10 commandments [sic]" forbade one from coveting his co-religionist's "ahma". Likely because the human property listed couldn't be sold, once owned. In this week's #Torah portion, we learn about the "ahma". She's not a "maid servant", but a conjugal slave-girl. #Mispatim #EBAMeme

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In this week's #Torah portion, we read about Joshua ben Nun. Who, in a later narrative, is called Hoshea, until Moses renames him as Joshua. Different author's narratives stitched together. #Mishpatim #EBAMeme

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Peter’s Tomb was excavated in 1950. The bones weren’t his. The current claimed bones are a product of Paul VI, in 1968. www.life.com/history/life...

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What is the “Slave Bible”? #maklelan2568 youtu.be/tPi8Uyp2gV0

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Burials at Ugarit with anchors suggest the dead could cross the netherworld’s borders— even navigating the Mediterranean in the afterlife. The netherworld, though enclosed, had traversable boundaries, mirroring the living world’s geography. #Archaeology #Afterlife

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The LEGO Bible #maklelan2569 youtu.be/YAwn9ZxhcXo

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THE EPITHETS OF NINURTA: A REVISED VIEW OF ORIGINAL SIN AND THE JEWISH TABOO AGAINST SWINE ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/....

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www.thetorah.com/article/anci...

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archaeology.org/issues/onlin...

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The Habiru were given the land to reside in, by Akhenaten’s authority. The vassal rulers made numerous deals with the invading mercenaries who went rogue. aicuneiform.com/search?q=gazri

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A list of Babylonian cuneiform texts about the ziggurat of Etemenanki (The “Tower of Babel”) aicuneiform.com/search?q=ete...

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The Amarna Letters of the real Abimelech. ancientegyptonline.co.uk/eaabimilku/

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The Bible absolutely condones slavery #maklelan2559 youtu.be/Axn39j2KufA

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www.penn.museum/sites/Canaan...

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The Qedarites were a confederation of Arab tribes.

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lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol_master...

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Could Yahweh El be a form of ancestor worship originating in the East, instead of the North or South? The theophoric appears in Babylonia, well before it appears in the Near East. aicuneiform.com/search?q=yah...

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Researchers trace domestication to Neolithic Turkey #Archaeology #History #Sheep #Turkey #Animals www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancien...

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www.thetorah.com/article/the-...

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Tropaion (Tropaeus)

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The Roman Imperial Cult had its own “God” & “Son of God”

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Palistin (Walistin) was a Bronze Age Syro-Hittite kingdom.

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