Our Trip to the Oriental Institute in Chicago
Canaan
Altar that the Canaanites were using to worship Baal and other gods as Joshua led Israel into Canaan and conquered it beginning with Jericho (Books of Joshua; see also Books of Judges, Kings and Chronicles)
ca. 1200 BC – 900 BC
Canaan
Household Canaanite gods El (right) and Baal (below, right). Sometimes even Israel would worship these instead of Jehovah! (Books of Joshua, Judges, Kings and Chronicles). Ca. 1200 BC-900 BC
“Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him. It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him. So he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.
”(1 Kings 16:30-32) “Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." (1 Kings 18:21)
Egyptian artifacts; 2000-400 BC.
Egyptians artifacts 2000-400 BC.
Canaanite artifacts; 1200-700 BC.
Israelite & Assyrian artifacts; ca. 900 BC.
Assyrian artifacts; 884- 680 BC.
Assyrian artifacts; 884- 680 BC.
Babylonian & Persian artifacts; ca. 600 BC.
Persian artifacts; ca. 520-465 BC.
Between the Testaments; 200 BC-70 AD.
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