The Nilometer on Elephantine Island (Fig. 9a, b), north of the First Cataract, was one of the most important devices, due to its location where the floods began. This device was located in the Temple of Khnum dedicatedto the ram‐headed god of Inundation. ...
An atheistic minister might say “The Bible says . . . ” In this way, he could tell himself he was only repeating what the Bible said, not saying it himself. Paul told me that a friend of his who was a minister told him, “There is this little old lady in the front pew. How ...