What Did Feeding the Dead Mean? Two Case Studies from Iron Age Tombs at Beth-Shemesh
Feeding the dead was an accepted cultural practice in the world of biblical writers. It is circumscribed by cultic considerations in passages such as Deut 26:14, but there are no texts that prohibit the placing of food inside tombs. Thus, the biblical writers tacitly acknowledged the practice, thoug...
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| Language: | English |
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Universitätsbibliothek
2021
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Advances in ancient Biblical and Near Eastern research
Year: 2021, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 119-142 |
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B Hebrew Bible B Israelite B Deuteronomy 26 B Feeding the Dead B Judahite B Corpse Impurity B Tomb B Beth-Shemesh B Mortuary practices |
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