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Jezebel’s Letter about Naboth
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So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who lived in the same town with Naboth. In the letters she wrote as follows:…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Monarchy, Economic life, Violence, Justice system, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Literature
The Black Rooster
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This story admittedly took place a long time ago and furthermore in a far-off land—in England, in fact. Yet in spite of everything, it is still important and worthy of being…

Contributor:

Isaac Meyer Dik

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1889

Subjects:

Love, Writing, Translation, Violence, Theology

Categories:

Literature, Fiction, Religion & Theology
Babylon Will Be Destroyed
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Polish the arrows, Fill the quivers! The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of Media, For His plan against Babylon is to destroy her. This is the vengeance of the Lord, Vengeance for His…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Punishment, Writing, Scribes, War, Violence

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
David’s Letter to Joab
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In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, which he sent with Uriah. He wrote in the letter as follows: “Place Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest; then fall back so that he…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Military, Monarchy, Adultery, Violence, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Literature