Harper's Bible Dictionary

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“The time and locale of the earliest camel domestication have long been an enigma, but recent finds from Shahr-i Sokhta in Iran and several sites in Turkmenistan suggest that the Bactrian camel came under human control here during the third millennium b.c.” (Page 150)

“The story, along with other evidence, indicates that the area, once inhabited by the tribe of Dan and serving as the boundary between Dan and Simeon, was under Philistine control during the period of the judges (1200-1000 b.c.).” (Page 982)

“By failing to include any self-identification in the text, the author indicated that such information was unnecessary to understand the story contained in it.” (Page 606)

“Sometimes called a ‘love apple,’ it was purported to be an aphrodisiac and enhancer of fertility.” (Page 600)

“deviation from the accepted teaching or practice of the dominant Christian community” (Page 383)