Hittites

his indirect responsibility for the death of her husband. In the nevi’im, the prophet Nathan rebukes David in the name of God, prophesying “…The sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me [God] and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own. This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you.” These words are the prelude for the destruction of King David’s family line. The divine retribution which follows is relentless and…

Egypt is known as one of the oldest, wealthiest and most popular civilizations in ancient history. From the early times when hunters and gathers formulated the base of Egypt, to the continual ages of their great achievements. Egypt has far amazed, and interested archeologist and scientists for centuries, because of its advanced technology, sophisticated writing system and intricate bureaucracy (sciencenes.org). Through all the greatness of Egypt one has yet to know what happened to this…

Go to a new land God tells Abram, “Go forth from your land, kinsmen, and father’s house to a land that I will show you, I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you. I will make your name great and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and I will curse those who curse you. All of the clans of the earth will be blessed through you.” Abram went forth taking with him his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot. In Canaan, Abram spread his tent and built an altar and called…

rulers, architecture, art, religion and other contacts with biblical Israel. A part of it goes over the Mesopotamian religion and it includes articles on the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and the Persians. They are also articles about the Hittites, Canaanites and Amorites. The Sumerians in fact are the only one of the thirteen groups to which a chapter of this volume is devoted who are not mentioned in the Bible. But their real influence is on ancient Israel, with inclusion of the rest of…

Although both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed at the same time, environment and natural forces affected differences in political systems, religion, and social stability. The rise of civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia occurred about the same time and both civilizations grew along mighty rivers. There were many similarities but many differences as well. In each case, it was the river valley and geography that dictated outcomes affecting agricultural prosperity, religious formation, and…

Is the Bible trustworthy based on what we know from history? Sources outside the Bible all confirm what the Bible says. Josephus was a Jewish historian and mentions Jesus several times. He notes Jesus’ role as a religious teacher and his death by crucifixion. Tacitus was a Roman historian and says Jesus lived during the N.T. times and that he was referred to as the “Christ” by His followers. Modern historians accept these two as reliable reporters and historians and neither one were Christians…

Code of Hammurabi The impact of The Code of Hammurabi. It is massively influential in that it created a standard of law and consequence. The code itself showed society the consequences of harsh punishment surrounding laws and it’s effects on deterrence. The Code of Hammurabi was created by the Babylonian ruler, Hammburabi. He governed Babylon, which he extended to cover a large portion of Mesopotamia, from 1792-1750 BC. Laws, judgements, and declarations were fused into the 282 laws that make…

These traits can be seen in the Scythian woman, the Hittite civilisation and in the Goddess’ Ishtar/Inanna. Though what must be noted when reading her interpretations of the Amazonian women is that Wilde is not a historian, and before this had no experience investigating historical issues. Wilde also has a…

his father Akhenaten and Horenhab was the king's Deputy and Regent. These are people he trusted because his father trusted them. These probably would be the last people that he thought would harm him. Since there was conflict in Egypt with the Hittite Empire, they could have felt King Tut was too young and didn’t have the skills to fight off the Hittite’s, should there be an attack. Horemhab would have been the successor to King Tut. He could have possibly been the next pharaoh after King Tut…

Compare and contrast the spiritual condition at the time of the captivity to that of the returning exiles in Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehemiah, and then apply what you have learned to evaluate the spiritual condition of the American church. Use the prophets in your answer. The differences between Ezra and Nehemiah are substantially different of the course of how Ezra change Jerusalem to Nehemiah. Ezra spiritual condition had not foundation, moral or ethical conduct to different religions…