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I, Koheleth, was king in Jerusalem over Israel. I set my mind to study and to probe with wisdom all that happens under the sun.—An unhappy business, that, which God gave men to be…
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How sweet is the light, what a delight for the eyes to behold the sun! Even if a man lives many years, let him enjoy himself in all of them, remembering how many the days of darkness are…
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They heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of day; and the man and his wife hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. The Lord God called out to…
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The Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless you;
I will make your name…
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The Levites shall then proclaim in a loud voice to all the people of Israel:
Cursed be anyone who makes a sculptured or molten image, abhorred by the Lord, a craftsman’s handiwork, and sets it up…
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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)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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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.
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Makkedah, Land of Israel (Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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This is the text of the letter which the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the priests, the prophets, the rest of the elders of the exile community, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar…
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Your servant, Hoshayahu, sent to inform my lord, Yaush: May YHWH cause my lord to hear tidings of peace and tidings of good. And now, open the ear of your servant concerning the letter which you sent…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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586 BCE
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[To my brother PN, your brother Islah.
It is well for me here]. May the gods seek after your welfare at all times. And now, . . . PN son of PN went to Syene and did/made . . . .
Behold, these are the…
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410–400 BCE