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Approximately when was Solomon's Temple built? |
968 BC |
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What language was spoken in Assyria and Babylon? |
Akkadian |
Ak***ian |
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"Palace of Yahweh" in Hebrew |
Hekhal Yahweh |
Hek*** Yah*** |
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House of Yahweh in Hebrew |
Bet Yahweh |
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House of Yahweh in Hebrew |
Bet Yahweh |
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What common creation myth symbolises God conquering chaos? |
God created the first piece of land to rise out of the primordial waters |
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What does Tehom mean? |
Tehom (Hebrew: תְּהוֹם), literally the Deep or Abyss (Greek Septuagint: ábyssos), refers to the Great Deep of the primordial waters of creation in the Bible. Tehom is a cognate of the Akkadian word tamtu and Ugaritic t-h-m which have similar meaning. As such it was equated with the earlier Sumerian Tiamat. |
Biblical creation story |
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What is this? |
A ziggurat. A stepped temple. |
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After subduing the primordial waters what did God then do? In most near East creation myths |
Planted a garden. |
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