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Trumpets

Trumpets


‎In ancient times, the shofar was used as a signal instrument, while metal trumpets gave signals in postexilic times. Such trumpets were known for some time in the era of the Hebrew Bible.
Num 10:2–20; 2 Kings 11:14; 12:13; 1 Chron 13:8; 15:24, 15:28; 16:6, 16:42; 2 Chron 5:12–13; 29:26–28; Ezra 3:10; Ps 98:6; Jdth 15:3; Sirach 50:16; 1 Macc 9:12


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