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Recognizing the absence of a God named Yahweh outside of ancient Israel, this study addresses the related questions of Yahweh's origins and the biblical claim that there were Yahweh-worshipers other than the Israelite people. Beginning with the Hebrew Bible, with an exhaustive survey of ancient Near Eastern literature and inscriptions discovered by archaeology, and using anthropology to reconstruct religious practices and beliefs of ancient Edom and Midian, this study proposes an answer. Yahweh-worshiping Midianites of the Early Iron Age brought their deity along with metallurgy into ancient Palestine and the Israelite people.
A brokenhearted Amish woman teaches a bachelor how to care for his niece in this inspirational romance. Tall, plain and awkward, Amish maed Jane Troyer has always been "useful." Now she's the temporary nanny for overwhelmed Amish bachelor Levy Struder and his baby niece. But Jane's finding it hard to resist falling for the sweet boppli and the handsome, hardworking Levy. Can this spirited Plain Jane win a bachelor's heart . . . and make their temporary arrangement permanent? From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
One of humanity's most important milestones was the transition from hunting and gathering to food production and permanent village life. This Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the Near East, changing the way humans interacted with their environment and each other, setting the stage, ultimately, for the modern world.ÊÊÊ Ê Based on more than thirty years of fieldwork, this timely volume examines the Neolithic Revolution in the Levantine Near East and the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Alan H. Simmons explores recent research regarding the emergence of Neolithic populations, using both environmental and theoretical contexts, and incorporates specific case studies based on his own exca...
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AMISH BABY LESSONS By Patrice Lewis When Jane Troyer moves to a new Amish community to help in her aunt and uncle’s store, she never expects to become a nanny. But suddenly Levy Struder needs help caring for his newborn niece, and Jane’s wonderful with babies. Might their temporary arrangement turn into forever? HIDING IN ALASKA (A Home to Owl Creek novel) By Belle Calhoune Forced to reinvent herself in witness protection, Isabelle Sanchez begins working for an Alaskan chocolate company. Though she’s drawn to her new boss and heir to the chocolat...
This exquisite collection of color photos tells the story of the buildings, inside and out, that give Savannah its special charm.
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