Hunter with Dogs and Gazelle

‎The Bible doesn’t explicitly mention hunting with dogs among the ancient Jews but Josephus does in his Antiquities, book 4 chapter 8 section 9. This Egyptian picture shows a successful hunter carrying a gazelle and leading his leashed hunting dogs. Among the Egyptians were specialists in handling hunting dogs, who often worked their dogs in tandem with a hunter in a chariot. This would explain the absence of hunting weapons in this picture.

‎Lev 17:13, Ps 22:20, Prov 6:5, Jer 16:16

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Furnishings of the Tabernacle

Furnishings of the Tabernacle . ‎The book of Exodus details the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings. As Yahweh’s sanctuary, the tabernacle served as God’s dwelling place among the Israelites—the expression of the covenant between Yahweh and His people ( Exod 25:8–9 ).

A Threshing Floor

A Threshing Floor In the ancient world, farmers used threshing floors to separate grain from its inedible husk (chaff) by beating it with a flail or walking animals on it—sometimes while towing a threshing sledge. Sledges were fitted with flint teeth to dehusk the grain more quickly. Other workers would turn the grain over so that it would be evenly threshed by the sledge.

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