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The Sacred Tent
Before the King Solomon built the temple, worship in Israel revolved around the Sacred Tent, or Tabernacle. Read about the origin of this tent and its role in the Israelites’ worship practices.When God gave Moses the Law at Mount Sinai, God also gave him instructions for making a sacred tent of meeting, also known as the “tabernacle” (Exodus 25:1–27:21; 36:1–38:31).…
READ MOREShavuot: The Feast of Weeks
The covenant defined God’s relationship with his people, and Shavuot celebrates this covenant relationship that appears in Exodus 24. Shavuot (the plural version of the Hebrew word shavuah, or "week") is the third and last of the annual, weeklong biblical pilgrimage festivals to the holy Temple in Jerusalem, the capital of the Israelites. Many scholars think that Shavuot has roots…
READ MORESukkot: The Feast of Booths
Jews have celebrated this festival for thousands of years. Find out the significance of this celebration and why it has endured.In ancient rabbinic tradition, Sukkot, sometimes called the “Feast of Booths,” is referred to as he-chag, or The Holiday. Today, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are viewed by the vast majority of Jews and Gentiles as the most important of…
READ MOREBiblical Languages
How many languages were used to write the Bible? Where did these languages come from? Who spoke these languages? This article gives a brief overview of each of the Bible’s major languages. The original language of most of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Hebrew appeared first in a written source in the late tenth century B.C. As is clear from…
READ MOREAncient Texts Related to the Old Testament
Context is important. Find out how the social, religious and political context of Israel influenced biblical events and literature. Ancient Document and Date Language Chief Enemy Gilgamesh Epic around 1700 B.C.; some versions circulated as early as 2100 B.C. Akkadian Gilgamesh, the ruler of Uruk, has many adventures and meets Utnapishtim, the only survivor of the great flood. Enuma Elish…
READ MOREPaying for Merchandise
The invention of money transformed the ancient world. Find out how the emergence of the monetary system influenced the biblical world.As trade increased in Israel during the time of Solomon, so did the use of gold and silver to pay for goods. Around this time, merchants and a special group of moneychangers began to weigh and test gold and silver…
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