Judahite burial practices and beliefs about the dead /
The family tomb as a physical claim to the patrimony, the attributed powers of the dead and the prospect of post-mortem veneration made the cult of the dead an integral aspect of the Judahite and Israelite society. Over 850 burials from throughout the southern Levant are examined to illustrate the J...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1992. |
| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
123. JSOT/ASOR monograph series ; no. 7. |
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