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The Stoning of Achan by Gustav Doré.Achan pillaged gold, silver, and a costly garment from Jericho, and was punished by stoning. [1]Herem or cherem (Hebrew: חרם, ḥērem), as used in the Tanakh, means something given over to the Lord, or under a ban, and sometimes refers to things or persons to be utterly destroyed.
Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
Repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, the city slowly declined and was abandoned in the Byzantine era. Buried by time, the city was consigned to the realm of legend until the location was first excavated in the 1860s. [4] Other settlements are lost with few or no clues to their abandonment.
The French woman whose husband is accused of drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her over the course of almost a decade has said she has been "totally destroyed" by the allegations.
One third of all private apartments were totally destroyed. 23% of industrial capacity was obliterated and the rest was dismantled for transportation by the Russians in the demontage (disassembly). There were 75 million tons of rubble , which equated to 1 ⁄ 7 th of all the rubble in Germany.
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Initial fighting was focused around the American-owned businesses in La Cienaga. Within a few hours, the Pacific House, the Ocean Hotel, and MacAllister's store were totally destroyed. After a brief lull in the violence, a second outburst erupted against the railroad station where most of the Americans had fled.
Demolition of a house in Greenville, North Carolina, USA A partially demolished house in Qormi, Malta Demolition of the cooling towers of the Athlone Power Station in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa A house under demolition in Argos, Greece.