as they lacked the fire-stick and potter's wheel. Religion, which showed itself so strong in the next stage of human life, must have had very firm beginnings in the prehistoric period; but what were its external
“the Monastery”) is one of Petra’s best-known rock-cut monuments; it is an unfinished tomb facade that duringByzantinetimes was used as a church. Many of the tombs of Petra have elaborate facades and are now used as dwellings. The High Place of Sacrifice, a cultic altar dating from ...
1 Chron. 28:18-19 – David gives Solomon the plan for the altar made of refined gold with a golden cherubim images. These images were used in the Jews’ most solemn place of worship. 2 Chron. 3:7-14 – the house was lined with gold with elaborate cherubim carved in wood and overla...
This youth was mercilessly tortured over a period of days for not offering sacrifice to the idols. During this time, the temple ofSerapisand all the idols within it were destroyed. The pagans attributed the destruction to St Julian’s “magic” and demanded his immediate execution. Of the ido...
God wanted to test Abraham’s faithfulness to him and All Rights Roersdeerrvededh.im to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac as a burnt offering. Although Isaac was Abraham’s only hope, he forced himself to obey God’s will. Abraham built an altar on the mountain and tied Isaac up and ...
Oh, what a miraculous and comforting point this was to the child of Israel!The italic text above is a citation from the book of Ivan Kargell: Esikuvat puhuvat. Text is translated from the Finnish.On the altar of burnt offerings were burnt offerings to the Lord. In the picture on the...
Sworn upon a rough-hewn altar of vitrified sand taken from the shores of one of Sacris' storm-wracked seas, the Storm Wardens regard this oath as an acceptance of the end that they may face in honourable combat, and with that acceptance, free themselves of the burdens of doubt or self-...