Try this site http://www.bibleplaces.com/domeofrock.htm for the Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe Abraham tried to sacrifice his son....
John, I'm **SO** glad that you made this post. You provide the other half of the story that I have been hoping to discover. But since I am not as familiar...
[John, I believe you have developed your Mopsus discussion significantly, Your concise summary of various elements is VERY helpful. So I wanted to put it...
"The theme of leaving a northern land to dwell in Kna'an as an Apirw (Hebrew) for the promise of a future kingdom strongly resembles the story of Idri-mi, the...
I've just checked out the links and see that Idri-mi is to be placed in the 16th century BCE (when Hurrians and Mitanni were still in power). The year 1100...
In a message dated 5/31/2005 8:25:03 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ... Well, I can think of several, certainly, like Seti I and II and Ramesses VI--and I know...
... appear ... ruled ... John. I thought Myc. IIIC originated on mainland Greece, but that the derivatives defined under Myc. IIICI (ie; Myc. IIIC:Ib) were...
Jon, You write: "Killebrew suggests Myc. IIIC1b first appears as an import in northern Canaan and that the homemade version found in Palestine is a copy." A...
... George. First let me correct that above, it should be Myc. IIIC:1 (not 1b). If you do a search on Arne Furumark you will find that he was the one who...
Aris Thanks, Aris. I notice that this version makes no mention of the Apophis serpent, which just happens to sport a name which is very similar to that of one...
Aris Aside from again pointing out the fact that the Myth of the Heavenly Cow from Saft el-Henna, which describes Pharaoh's slaughter of his enemies 'during ...
Holly Have you any information on a tree, or it's fruit, known as either 'nubuq' or 'nabk' (the former, I think, is Arabic, the latter Hebrew). thanks aj Send...
Jon wrote ... Cyprus seems to have become a haven for piracy as early as the reign of Hatusilis III. I have heard it said that his wife Padukhepa led a fleet...
George wrote ... George, there is considerable work happening regarding sourcing the clays on which pots were made, which can tell whether the pot was an ...
AJ: nbq is the same as sdr and is a variety of the zizyphus spina Christi (Christ's thorn tree). This tree is mentioned in the Quran 34:16, 53:14-18 and 56:28....
... to ... And to add to this, with respect to a question by George on what kind of tests & studies are being done on this Mycenaean pottery in the Levant. ...
... reign ... a ... dependency ... out ... John. You'll have to understand if I take a pass on that subject, I can't see the day ever coming that I will accept...
OK, since you suggest that Ra represented the pharoah (the sun), perhaps the serpent represents the priesthood (or a certain priest). In the12th Dynasty...
... due ... proper, ... John. Seeing as how George picked up on this sentence I thought I should return to it and see if I understand you correctly. Mycenaean...
John, This is the post of yours (from November 2002) that said the most about thermoluminescence. I think it will suffice. Regards, George ABH Re: [no thread...
In the recent volume of The Sea Peoples and their World Barbara Kling presents a paper on the relationship of Myc. IIIC:1b pottery to local pottery groups and...
Holly Thanks, Holly. This tree was grown at Saft el-Henna (the nbs-tree), and I have read that it's fruits were used to sweeten bread. The Quran's associating...
Aris But is the serpent in this story the Apophis serpent? Also, you wouldn't happen to know what the English 'Isle in the Midst' is called in Egyptian? - j3t...
The records of Shalmaneser III are often considered contradictory to the Biblical chronology for the battle of Karkar and Ahab in his 6th year and Jehu paying...
Hello Djehuti. The comments here are in reply to yours below. You’ve noted that Idirmi lived at 1500 BC and not at 1100 BC as I had said. I checked this out...
Jon, What this text tells me, is that if we see Myc.IIIC pottery in Palestine that is indistinguishable from other sources of Myc.IIIc, whether there is LOCAL...
... George. You keep beating the same drum, we know Aegeans were in Palestine, likely since about 1600 BCE, the issue is in what capacity, friend or foe? My...
George. Let me put it all in a nutshell, so there's no misunderstandings. Forget your returning captives. Forget reformed hostiles, children, grandchildren or...
AJ: There is no snake associated with the Adam and Eve story in the Quran. According to the Quran, Adam and Eve were in a garden but not a Garden of Eden (of ...
Sorry, my mistake. In "Shipwrecked Sailor" it was "Island of the Ka." (Which may mean a trip to a spiritual place. Perhaps the sailor was "visiting" his...
