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The Vengeance of the Fathers
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From here to the shrine of Nabi Moussa was some twenty-five miles. Allah, wanting to placate his favorite, and mitigate the punishment which He had imposed on him in His anger, had…

Contributor:

Yitshak Shami

Places:

Hebron, Mandate Palestine (Hebron, West Bank)

Date:

1928

Subjects:

Islam, Pilgrimage, Prayer & liturgy, Exile

Categories:

Fiction
Evening Descends
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Again the herd throngs the village gateways and dust rises up from the dirt roads. And farther still a pair of clappers keep pace with the lengthening shadows. Evening descends, evening descends. A…

Contributor:

Oded Avisar

Places:

Hebron, Jordan (Hebron, West Bank)

Date:

1960

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Community, Jewish identity, Cities, Life cycle

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry, Music
Blessing in Burial Cave at Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) #3
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This inscription was written by someone who was apparently hiding in the cave. For a photograph of the inscription, see Hamsa-like Hand in Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) Tomb.Uriyahu the governor wrote it…

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Makkedah, Land of Israel (Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Blessings & curses, Leadership, Monotheism, Violence
Curse in Burial Cave at Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) #6
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Cursed be Hagab! Son of Hagab To YHWH of the Hosts Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.

Places:

Makkedah, Land of Israel (Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Blessings & curses, Monotheism