Everyday Life in Bible Times

Description:

Beautifully illustrated in full color, this National Geographic Society volume follows and explains the archeological discoveries that have unveiled life in Biblical times. Includes: Dead Sea scrolls; Bible names and numbers; building the Great Pyramid; art of mummification; plagues in Egypt; animals in the Bible; Assyria's royal cities; deciphering Persia's history in stone; cubits, talents and homers; Bible chronology; plus maps of Exodus, trade routes, journeys of St. Paul, the various empires of the ancient Near East, etc.

subjects: Antiquities,  Ancient Civilization,  Bible,  Civilización antigua