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9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. 10In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, along with the precious vessels of the house of the LORD, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and
... See moreC. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
As Geb’s eldest son, Osiris inherits his father’s kingdom, and becomes the first Pharaoh. But another sibling in this family, Set, is jealous and murders Osiris in order to gain the throne. The body of Osiris is—depending on the version of the story—hidden and/or dismembered and scattered throughout the country. Isis, however, manages to find the
... See moreLisa Chamberlain • Wicca Magical Deities: A Guide to the Wiccan God and Goddess, and Choosing a Deity to Work Magic With (Wicca for Beginners Series)
6 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem, 7when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, Lachish and Azekah; for these were the only fortified cities of Judah that remained.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of hosts. One of these will be called the City of the Sun.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
The legend most strongly associated with Knossos is that of Theseus and the Minotaur, and it is arguably the oldest surviving European story.
Frank Tallis • Mortal Secrets
In Greece, too, each gens had its chief; the inscriptions confirm this, and they show us that this chief generally bore the title of archon.225
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges • The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome (Illustrated)
Sardis, a busy commercial and industrial city at the junction of five roads about thirty miles south of Thyatira, had been the capital of the ancient region called Lydia. In the sixth century BC, it was one of the greatest cities of the world, where the fabulous King Croesus reigned amid his treasures. Even though the citadel of Sardis was situated
... See moreBruce M. Metzger • Breaking the Code
The Athene of the Acropolis of Athens belonged to the family of the Butadae.
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges • The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome (Illustrated)
At first, says Plutarch, Attica was divided by families.252 Some of these families of the primitive period, like the Eumolpidae, the Cecropidae, the Gephyraei, the Phytalidae, and the Lakiadae, were perpetuated to the following ages. At that time the city did not exist; but every family, surrounded by its younger branches and its clients, occupied
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