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Warship ‎The 69-cm-high relief from the period of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (704–681 BCE) shows a vessel (galley) powered by banks of oarsmen used as a warship. Its bow was designed to ram and sink enemy vessels. The shields of the warriors hang on the ship’s side in order to protect the vessel. ‎ Num 24:24 ; Judg 5:17 ; Job 9:26 ; Ps 104:26 ; Prov 30:19 ; Dan 11:30 ; 1 Macc 1:17 ; 11:1 ; 15:4

Warship

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Warship ‎The 69-cm-high relief from the period of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (704–681 BCE) shows a vessel (galley) powered by banks of oarsmen used as a warship. Its bow was designed to ram and sink enemy vessels. The shields of the warriors hang on the ship’s side in order to protect the vessel. ‎ Num 24:24 ; Judg 5:17 ; Job 9:26 ; Ps 104:26 ; Prov 30:19 ; Dan 11:30 ; 1 Macc 1:17 ; 11:1 ; 15:4