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Septarian concretions are found in many kinds of mudstone, including lacustrine siltstones such as the Beaufort Group of northwest Mozambique, [39] but are most commonly found in marine shales, such as the Staffin Shale Formation of Skye, [38] the Kimmeridge Clay of England, [40] [41] or the Mancos Group of North America.
It is the seventh stone in Ezekiel 28:13 (in the Hebrew text, but occurring fifth in the Greek translation). The stones is also mentioned with frequency elsewhere (Exodus 24:10, Job 28:6,16, Song 5:14, Isaiah 54:11, Lamentations 4:7; Ezekiel 1:26, 10:1). Sappheiros is also the second foundation stone of the celestial Jerusalem (Revelations 21:19).
Matzevah or masseba [1] (Hebrew: מַצֵּבָה maṣṣēḇā; "pillar") or stele (Greek: στήλην stílin) in the Septuagint, is a term used in the Hebrew Bible for a sacred pillar, a type of standing stone. The term has been adopted by archaeologists for Israelite and related contexts, such as the Canaanite and the Nabataean ones.
The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate.. The stone, which dates back around ...
Today, many archeologists agree that the structure was a site of an early Israelite cultic activity, however, its identification with Joshua's altar is disputed. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The site and its possible archaeological significance in Jewish history became a political issue in 2021 after a portion of the site was damaged by municipal workers ...
Murrieta Hot Springs has been home to a Christian Bible college, a vegetarian commune and the 'Catskills of SoCal.' ... Spanish Revival Stone Lodge, which dates to 1926, and the Spanish-style ...
The Bible refers to this place as Givat Ha'aralot, then says that Joshua called the place Gilgal because, in his words, "today I have removed (galoti) the shame of Egypt from upon you." [ 5 ] Some scholars speculate that the circle of 12 stones was the (unnamed) religious sanctuary that was condemned in Amos 4 :4 and 5 :5 and Hosea 4 :15.
The discovery of standing stone houses falls in line with similar ancient stone houses located in Jordan from roughly 500 years prior, showing a potential link between people from Jordan and those ...