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| | Creating Biblical Figures - By Thomas L. Thompson |
 | | It is the disciples who bear the onus of the parable, evoking the Bible’s never-ending story of ignorance in the face of enlightenment. | | | In the biblical use of this tradition, metaphorical continuity with ancient Near Eastern texts is so marked that one can well identify Thutmosis III as a clear predecessor of the saving messianic role of the Bible’s holy war narratives. | | | While this first part of my book sets the question of Jesus as a figure of parable, part two takes up the function of royal ideology in ancient literature and its impact on the development of the biblical figure of the messiah that transforms this ideology to serve a function of piety. |
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http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/Thompson_Creating_Biblical_Figures.htm
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| | Archaeology and the Old Testament |
| | Such a massive fiery destruction would match the biblical account that the city was destroyed by fire that rained down from heaven. | | | Garstang held to the biblical date of 1400 B.C. while Watzinger and Kenyon believed the destruction occurred in 1550 B.C. In other words, if the later date is accurate, Joshua arrived at a previously destroyed Jericho. | | | Although we do not have the original writings of the authors, thousands of ancient manuscripts affirm that we have an accurate transmission of the original texts. |
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http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/arch-ot.html
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| | Esotericism and Biblical Interpretation (by Ron Rhodes) |
| | But what is understood to be a figure of speech and what is taken literally should be based on the biblical text itself -- such as when Jesus used obviously figurative parables to communicate spiritual truth. | | | In seeking the biblical author's intended meaning, it is critical to interpret Bible statements in context. | | | Now, in contrasting esotericism with a "literal" approach to Scripture, I am not suggesting a "wooden literalism" that interprets biblical figures of speech literally. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Esotericism.html
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| | Each figure includes the pronunciation and etymology, as well as passages of Scripture in which it appears along with a full explanation. | | | Figures of Speech Used in the Bible CD | | | "...Commentators and interpreters from inattention to the figures, have been led astray from the real meaning of many important passages of God's Word; while ignorance of them has been the fruitful parent of error and false doctrine. |
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http://www.logos.com/products/details/1762
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| | Bernstein: Categories and Functions |
| | The Solomonic authorship of biblical wisdom books may have established a tradition to which later writers of sapiential literature felt they belonged, in contrast to the more artificial assumption of the prophetic mantle by the authors of Enoch or Jubilees. | | | This characterization is awkward, however, since the passage is surrounded by the biblical text and does not merely resemble it or build upon it, as Jubilees does. | | | The question of pseudepigraphy in the Bible itself is beyond the scope of this discussion but a salient difference between biblical and Second Temple literature must be noted. |
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http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/symposiums/2nd/papers/bernstein97.html
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| | Bullinger: Figures of Speech Used in the Bible |
| | The Figure may affect (1) words (Genesis 16:8); or (2) sentences (Genesis 1:20. | | | Bullinger: Figures of Speech Used in the Bible | | | A material object substituted for a moral, or spiritual truth. |
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http://www.godstruthfortoday.org/Library/bullinger/FiguresOfSpeech.html
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| | 'Marxism and the Bible' |
| | The third aim is to read crucial texts and debates in biblical criticism -- the quests for the historical Israel and Jesus, the constructions of gender and sexuality, the referential function of the text and so on -- in light of Marxist literary criticism. | | | Here, along with Islam, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Taoism, the Bible is a central component of the discussion, with a distinct focus on the Exodus, and then the continuation of the revolutionary moment with Jesus in New Testament. | | | The power of this argument lies in the phrase, "atheism in Christianity", that the strains he identifies must conclude in atheism, in an atheistic religion in which revolutionary hopes are borne. |
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http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/joscci/boer.html
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| | Welcome to Ethics Daily.com! |
| | Third, various forms of “Bible figures” have been around for centuries. | | | “Our purpose in creating Biblical Action Figures is to help children identify with the Bible characters represented, and to inspire children to learn the teachings of the Bible,” the site reads. | | | CCM’s Jesus figure even comes with loaves and fishes. |
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http://www.ethicsdaily.com/article_detail.cfm?AID=526
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| | Biblical Errancy |
| | Biblically speaking, there are 7 verses and a parable attributing qualities to heaven that range from unacceptable to loathsome. | | | I am doing some bible study on the contrast between biblical and secular morality (however either of those may be defined.) In the process I "discovered" some contradictions. | | | All three verses say a son emerged at birth, but none says he was a son at conception or during the nine months of gestation. |
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http://members.aol.com/chas1222/bepart36.html
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| | Biblical Errancy |
| | ARCHER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA--(Part 1) One of the most well known and comprehensive biblical defenses written in recent years is entitled Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer, professor of OT and Semitic Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois. | | | First of all, I am surprised that you apparently are not aware of the fact that according to the Bible Jesus' resurrection was unique in that it was not a mere resuscitation of a corpse. | | | All the Biblical characters you mention were raised from the dead, but after that they grew old and died once again. |
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http://mywebpages.comcast.net/errancy/issues/bepart63.htm
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| | Biblical Characters and the Enneagram |
| | It uses Biblical characters as models and mentors to lead us into greater insight into the human quest for the Divine. | | | As we compare our lives with those of the people of the Bible, we perceive better how God deals with us individually. | | | This book not only provides new insights into the process of human development: it gives it human validity and spiritual ground as well. |
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http://www.enneagram-applications.com/book.htm
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| | Reed, "Apocrypha, 'Outside Books,' and Pseudepigrapha," PSCO 2002 |
| | Not only is it anachronistic to speak of a closed biblical "canon" in the Second Temple period, but it distracts us from the need to analyze the specific social, historical, and theological dynamics of canonization &; a process that seems to have occurred first among Rabbinic Jews, but only much later among various Christian churches. | | | More specifically, I will survey some of the ways that "biblical" texts were distinguished from other texts that could make some claim to the same (or similar) status, depending on the date and place under discussion and the precise criteria chosen for definition. | | | In the Bavli passage, however, the sole basis for its defense is its content, which is said to be consistent with both the Torah and the teaching of the Rabbis. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/psco/year40/areed1.html
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| | Biblical Hebrew - The Jewish Eye |
| | There are many fine, and authoritative translations of the Bible in existence, however even the best translation does not capture the true meaning, nor the poetic beauty of the original Hebrew. | | | This is a complete course in Biblical Hebrew, and in Hebrew grammar. | | | The program is easy to use, the exercises are fun and challenging, and the course, as a whole, provides an excellent introduction to the Bible and Biblical Hebrew. |
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http://www.largeprintreviews.com/biblicalheb.html
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| | Biblical Hebrew - World's best Bible Language Software! |
| | The passages are among the most famous in the Bible, from the story of creation to the visions of the prophet Isaiah. | | | - A memorable journey into Biblical geography, history and culture, with a colorful Bible atlas, descriptions of the leading Biblical figures, summaries of the books of the Bible and more. | | | Learn Biblical Hebrew with the world's best Bible software. |
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http://www.hebrewworld.com/BiblicalHebrew.html
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| | "Figures of Speech" by Robert I Bradshaw |
| | It is the reader of the literal versions who needs to be most aware of the meanings of biblical idioms. | | | Unless you recognise when an idiom is being used you can easily misunderstand the meaning of a text. | | | Then turn to the endnotes to see what it meant to the original readers of the Scriptures. |
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http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_idioms.html
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| | Kenosis - Christ "emptied Himself" (Philippians 2:7) |
| | Biblical studies had given the church an intensified awareness that Christianity began in the earliest encounters with the man Jesus. | | | Unlike other Biblical figures, Jesus did not refuse to be worshipped (Zaspel, Christian Think Tank). | | | These kenoticists are brothers and sisters either who haven't taken the time to study the two natures of Christ, or they have been sidetracked and need to return to sound Biblical truth about our Lord's two natures. |
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http://kenosis.info/main.shtml
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| | Biblical - Archaeology |
| | Lands of the Bible in Modern Times a modern map of Biblical lands. | | | A number of extra-Biblical confirmations show that the Bible may be more accurate than many believe. | | | Confirmation of Biblical events - Is there any from written sources outside the Bible? |
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http://www.bible-history.com/resource/ar_bib.htm
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| | Costume and Dress in Early Christian Art |
| | For biblical scholars, whose adventures are usually no further than the nearest library or conference, the question of where the true Mount Sinai lies is a matter of dispute, as is the Exodus itself, and the Conquest of Canaan. | | | We see the preoccupation of theological schools with their own denominational biases and hermeneutic much too constrictive for them to deliver a credible scientific approach to biblical archeology but there are exceptions. | | | It is, therefore, important that we have some understanding of the variations of apparel when considering the way in which early Christians clothed themselves. |
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http://www.bibarch.com/Perspectives/4.4.htm
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| | Divine Mediator Figures |
| | The focus was on biblical, Jewish, and Greco-Roman traditions in the Second Temple period (c. | | | The goal was to gain a better understanding of the cultural background in which early Christianity grappled with the meaning of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. | | | The focus was on the origins of christology in the first century and its relation to Jewish monotheism, but attention was also be given to relevant biblical, Jewish, and Greco-Roman traditions in the Persian and Hellenistic/Roman periods (c. |
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http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_sd/mediators.html
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| | Nearly 5,000 entries identify every person and place named in the Bible, examine the contents and background of each biblical book and related writings, describe the physical and cultural aspects of the world of the Bible, and explain and interpret important focuses of biblical theology—matters that the Bible student may encounter in reading and discussion. | | | The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible is the single major work of reference on the gods, angels, demons, spirits and semi-divine heroes whose names occur in the biblical books. | | | It allows you to understand, in all their contexts, the texts of the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. |
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http://www.logos.com/products/groups/allitems/reference-bible-dictionaries
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| | Biblical figures - encyclopedia article about Biblical figures. |
| | Jesus Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianity's central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. | | | See also: "The twelve disciples and the women who followed Jesus", Copyright 1999-2001 Robert N. Cramer. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Biblical%20figures
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| | Soren Kierkegaard |
| | In this undertaking Kierkegaard was inspired by the figure of Socrates, whose incessant irony undermined all knowledge claims that were taken for granted or unreflectively inherited from traditional culture. | | | Typically Kierkegaard's Edifying Discourses invite "that single individual, my reader" to dwell with a biblical passage for the sake of building up faith. | | | It seeks to build up the faith that it presupposes. |
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http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard
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| | The Superhero Hype! Boards - Biblical Action Figures! |
| | Yeah, i do too, but the funny thing about the Jesus Action Figure as opposed to Buddy Christ is that the Jesus Action Figures are endorsed by the church. | | | I wan my Jesus figure so I can tranform him into Jesus Christ FBI, and show me and my friends are making for public access. | | | Although at my church, while on a tour through the rectory (the place where the priests live), I saw a Buddy Christ on the priest guys desk. |
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http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83047
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| | Art and Iconography.html |
| | FIGURE AND LIKENESS: On the Limits of Representation in Byzantine Iconoclasm, Charles Barber Figure and Likeness presents a thought-provoking new account of Byzantine iconoclasm--the fundamental crisis in Christian visual representation during the eighth and ninth centuries that defined the terms of Christianity's relationship to the painted image. | | | However, the clear cut notion of the icon as the static and different mode of a conservative Byzantine system is dissolved when the icon is set against parallels in the west, both devotional practices towards the Virgin Mary and Christ and the treatment of other subjects. | | | Here is a genuinely useful, beautifully designed, yet economical encyclopedia of the world of Christian symbolism in art with over 500 alphabetical entries of saints, biblical figures, and scenes from church history and legend. |
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http://www.iconbook.org/Art%20and%20Iconography.html
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| | BIBLICAL ACTION FIGURES .... video game action figures, sonic action figures, football action figures, harry potter ... |
| | I'll change my dress directly and come back to you,' and vanished again with a biblical action figures of her dress, pulling off her gloves as she went. | | | A confectioner's daughter!' biblical action figures see that surprises you,' observed Sanin with some dignity; 'but in the first place, biblical action figures have none of these prejudices...' | | | At this innocent diversion Maria Nikolaevna found them on biblical action figures return from the Countess Lasunsky's. |
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http://www.webd2.org/biblical_action_figures.html
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| | Catholic Biblical Quarterly, The: Biblical Figures Outside the Bible |
| | MICHAEL E. STONE and THEODORE A. BERGREN (eds.), Biblical Figures Outside the Bible (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity, 1998). | | | Catholic Biblical Quarterly, The: Biblical Figures Outside the Bible | | | The evolution of Baruch from scribe to apocalyptic seer, as surveyed by Wright, is less strange than might be thought; the problem has been the assumption of some that scribal and apocalyptic traditions were somehow incompatible. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3679/is_200110/ai_n8974506
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| | Whole Pop Magazine Online |
| | It turns out that he's been learning the Bible a little too well, if you know what I mean. | | | My sister found little Harley talking through his Moses figure to his army men, reading from verse 15-17: "Have you allowed all the women to live? | | | Now kill all the boys and kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourself every girl who has never slept with a man." He had all the Barbies' clothes off and had the army men doing "virgin tests on them" he said. |
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http://www.wholepop.com/978363135/978397667
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| | Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Figures of Speech |
| | The Bible is full of figures of speech-- more than you might think | | | Take the time to look these up in a Bible Encyclopedia, Books of Biblical Customs or the like | | | Something that is not meant to be taken literally, but to convey a special meaning. |
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http://www.barnabasministry.com/bi5.html
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: Biblical Figures Outside the Bible |
| | brings together essays by a number of talented scholars on aspects of the post-Biblical representation of major Biblical figures... | | | Top of Page : Biblical Figures Outside the Bible | | | Some biblical characters have achieved a post-canonical significance owing to their prominent roles in the canonical tradition and others in spite of (or perhaps because of) the scarcity of information about them in the Bible. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563382474
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| | jesus action figures |
| | Serious and silly, religious action figures are battling for new... | | | Catholic Family Catalog offers Jesus Dolls, Jesus Action Figures, Catholic Toys and much more. | | | Consumers can find Jesus action figures, a character called Bibleman, Martin Luther bobbleheads, an Armor of God playset, Stripling... |
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http://www.thetopminiatureinformation.com/42/jesus-action-figures.html
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| | Encyclopedia Obscura: Biblical Action Figures |
| | This means you can pretend God's most faithful servant is an undead menace sent by Mumm-Ra, pestering the Cat Lair! | | | Like with the Jesus action figure, there are no bad guys (except Goliath, and nine against one wouldn't make a fair fight, would it?), and no bad guys means no action. | | | The company Train Up a Child (trust me, it's their name) gives us these action figures from both the old and the new testament. |
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http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/toysbible.html
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| | ISBN 1563384116 Biblical Figures Outside the Bible |
| | Biblical Figures Outside the Bible ISBN 1563384116 Author Michael E. Stone, Theodore A. Bergren | | | The book search engine to find any title, author, isbn or keywords at over 50 online merchants including Amazon.com, Half, BarnesandNoble, Powells, abebooks, OverStock, Alibris and more. |
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http://www.aaabooksearch.com/Book/Formats/1563384116
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| | Figures of Speech |
| | There is a great reference book to begin to explore this field called Figures of Speech Used In the Bible, by E.W. Bullinger. | | | Figures of Speech is a topic that is neglected by most Biblical students. | | | Ultimately, we would like to produce a translation marked with the figures of speech and footnotes to explain the different emphases. |
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http://www.lightofword.org/figures.htm
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| | Biblical Personalities: Isaac and Ishamael |
| | Banned from the tent of the matriarch Sarah, who finds the surrogate mother, Hagar, haughty and disrespectful, the young Ishmael, torn away from the kindest of all Biblical figures, his father Abraham, faces a life and a destiny defined by pangs of abandonment and wanderlust. | | | This is Divinely prefigured, as Hagar, pregnant with the first patriarch of Israel’s first-born, learns that although Ishmael is so named because “God has heard” her affliction, the disfavored boy would be “a wild ass of a man - his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him” (Genesis 16:12). | | | Particularly as the Biblical text reveals that it is Ishmael who returns from the middle of the desert, without enmity and rancor (unlike his nephew Esau, who openly reviles and threatens his twin brother, Jacob), to attend his father’s funeral, and defer to his younger brother Isaac at the burial. |
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http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/52.html
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| | Find in a Library: Biblical figures outside the Bible |
| | Find in a Library: Biblical figures outside the Bible | | | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. |
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http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/7e495a0aea3cdd0ba19afeb4da09e526.html
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| | Bible Timeline Figures CD-ROMby Alex Wiggers |
| | After may requests over several years we're proud to present this fine set of Bible timeline figures. | | | Enhance any study of Bible, biblical history and geography, and perfect for those kids who are visual or kinesthetic learners. | | | The figures are appealing in art style, simple to use and greatly increase underanding of the flow of biblical events. |
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http://www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=169
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| | Burial Sites of Biblical Figures - ChristianAnswers.Net |
| | hroughout Bible lands there are numerous "traditional" tombs of various Biblical personages, sometimes several for one individual! | | | Copyright © 1998, 2002, Eden Communications, All Rights Reserved - except as noted on attached "Usage and Copyright" page that grants ChristianAnswers.Net users generous rights for putting this page to work in their homes, personal witnessing, churches and schools. | | | In many cases, there is no historical or archaeological evidence to back up the identification. |
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http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a026.html
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