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2 Jewish captives with folded hands. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
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2 Jewish captives with folded hands. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of...

Jewish prisoners with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
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Jewish prisoners with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of th...

Jewish captives with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE) Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
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Jewish captives with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of th...

King sitting on his throne, table with offerings, his son, and courtiers. Relief from the top of the sarcophagus of Ahiram, King of Byblos, from Byblos, Lebanon
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King sitting on his throne, table with offerings, his son,...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf") from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon H: 4 cm Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE AO 14680
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Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf") from the templ...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf") from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon H: 4 cm Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE AO 14680
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Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf") from the temple of Baala...

Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief (7th BC...

Gold-plated young bull represents the animal form of the warrior god Reshef, or Baal. The prophets of Israel condemned the idolization of the"golden calf" and the Baal-cult. From Byblos, Lebanon. See 08-02-04/56,57 Bronze and gold, H:4 cm AO 14680
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Gold-plated young bull represents the animal form of the warrior god Reshe...

Jar which contained some of the Dead Sea-scrolls. From Qumran,Israel. AO 20147
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Jar which contained some of the Dead Sea-scrolls. From Qumran,Israel....

Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail. Period of the Amorite Kingdoms (2004-1595 BCE). From Larsa, Babylon. Terracotta, 15,5 cm across. AO 6445
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Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail. Period of the Amorite Ki...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Right panel, for con- tinuation see 08-02-16/19,20 Gypseous alabaster.
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon in Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Center panel, for continuation see 08-02-16/18,20 Gypseous alabaster.
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...