Axe idol

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Axe idol

‎During excavations in Hazor, a hoard with metal objects were found under the floor of a house dating back to the 11th or 10th century BCE. Among these artifacts was a figurine representing an idol. It had a head of an ax attached around its waist. However, originally the figurine was not part of the ax, but was added later.
‎Lev 19:4; Lev. 26:1; Deut 12:3; 1 Kings 11:5; 2 Kings 17:12


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