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grape honey

Grape honey was a thickly boiled syrup mixed with water was consumed as wine. (from New NeÜ 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)

Uncircumcised

Contemptuous term for people who do not belong to the covenant of God. See (1 Moses from 17.9 to 14). (from NeÜ …

engagement

An engagement began with the conclusion of a legally valid marriage contract and took (to determine whether the bride was a virgin) …

divination tree

Divination tree or oracle-terebinth. Under such trees the diviners could supposedly hear the voice of God in the rustle of of the …

winnow

With a winnower the threshed grain was thrown into the air so that the wind separated the chaff from the grains. (from NeÜ …

Decapolis

Federation of ten free towns in Transjordan, which were influenced by Greek culture. (from NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)

Aaron

der Bruder Moses, war der erste Hohepriester Israels, siehe 2. Mose 28,1. (aus NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)

Abilene

Landscape between Ituraea and Damascus. (from NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)

Adramyttion

Seehafen in der Ägäis, etwa 50 km nördlich von Pergamon, heute: Edremit. (aus NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)

Alabaster

Alabaster ist ein marmorähnlicher Gips, der sich leicht bearbeiten und gut polieren ließ. Er wurde deshalb gern zu henkellosen Gefäßen für Salben verarbeitet. (aus …