Jeremiah and the Assyrian Sacred Tree
Jeremiah 10:5 contains the collocation tomær miqšāh, which has been interpreted in a variety of ways ranging from “scarecrow in a cucumber field” to “plated pillars”. It is argued that the collocation should rather be interpreted as “palm sculpture” and that it refers to a known type of object from...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 3, Pages: 403-413 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jeremia 10,5
/ Assyria
/ Sacred tree
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RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Jeremiah 10
Assyrian sacred tree
tree
date palm
iconography
aniconism
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