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Preface | p. ix |
Abbreviations | p. xi |
Introduction: The Land and Its People | p. 1 |
The Land | p. 1 |
The People | p. 6 |
The Sources | p. 10 |
Rural Life | p. 13 |
The Village | p. 13 |
Physical Layout | p. 14 |
Types of Villages | p. 14 |
The House | p. 16 |
Biblical Depictions of Village Life | p. 21 |
Sociopolitical Structure of the Village | p. 21 |
Village Government | p. 21 |
The Family | p. 22 |
Hospitality | p. 22 |
Religious Practices | p. 24 |
The Economy | p. 25 |
Agriculture | p. 26 |
Land Use | p. 27 |
The Calendar | p. 27 |
Field Crops, Fruit Trees, Vegetables, and More | p. 28 |
Herding | p. 29 |
Other Professions and Occupations | p. 30 |
Pottery Making | p. 30 |
Weaving | p. 31 |
Tanning | p. 32 |
Carpentry | p. 33 |
Masonry | p. 33 |
Metallurgy | p. 34 |
Warfare: The Early Years | p. 35 |
Ideology | p. 36 |
Strategy and Tactics | p. 37 |
Results of War | p. 41 |
Urban Life | p. 43 |
The City | p. 43 |
City Planning | p. 44 |
City Types | p. 44 |
Fortifications | p. 46 |
Water Systems | p. 49 |
Palaces and Other Accommodations | p. 49 |
Population | p. 52 |
Religion | p. 54 |
The Economy | p. 55 |
Trade and Commerce | p. 55 |
Overland Trade | p. 56 |
Maritime Commerce | p. 58 |
When the Kings Went to War | p. 59 |
The Household and Life Cycles | p. 63 |
The Israelite Diet | p. 63 |
Food Resources | p. 63 |
The Menu | p. 65 |
Baked Goods | p. 65 |
Dairy Products | p. 66 |
Meat Dishes | p. 67 |
Seafood | p. 68 |
Fowl | p. 69 |
Fruit and Fruit Products | p. 70 |
Drinks | p. 70 |
Other Foods | p. 71 |
Spices and Condiments | p. 72 |
Food Storage | p. 72 |
Food Preparation and Consumption | p. 73 |
Health and Sickness | p. 74 |
Hygiene and Sanitation | p. 78 |
Personal Hygiene | p. 78 |
Sanitation | p. 79 |
Life Cycles | p. 80 |
Birth | p. 81 |
Marriage | p. 81 |
Death and Burial | p. 83 |
Ancient Israelite Arts | p. 87 |
Performing Arts: Music and Dance | p. 87 |
Biblical Music and Musical Instruments | p. 88 |
Musical Notes | p. 90 |
Musical Performance | p. 90 |
Private Performance | p. 90 |
Public Performance | p. 91 |
Secular Occurrences | p. 91 |
Religious Occurrences | p. 92 |
Visual Arts | p. 93 |
Ivory | p. 93 |
Clay | p. 94 |
Glyptic Art | p. 96 |
Mixed Media | p. 97 |
Writing--Private and Official | p. 99 |
Private | p. 100 |
Official Writings | p. 101 |
Correspondence | p. 102 |
Record Keeping | p. 103 |
Chronicles | p. 104 |
Monumental Inscriptions | p. 105 |
Miscellaneous Inscriptions | p. 106 |
Creative Writing | p. 106 |
A Day in the Life of the Ahuzam Family | p. 109 |
Notes | p. 127 |
Index of Biblical References | p. 139 |
Index of Modern Authorities | p. 145 |
Index of Hebrew Words | p. 147 |
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