A Study of Palestinian Iron Age Baked Clay Figurines, with Special Reference to Jerusalem: Cave 1

Holland, Thomas A.

doi:10.1179/lev.1977.9.1.121

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“…9. For example, ithyphallic figurines are virtually non-existent in the various North-West Semitic cultures (see, e.g., Negbi 1976;Holland 1977;Badre 1980;Seeden 1980;Kletter 1996).…”

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A New Interpretation of the Term opalim (see pdf for image) in the Light of Recent Archaeological Finds from Philistia

Maeir

2007

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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In the light of recent archaeological finds from Iron Age Philistia and comparative evidence from Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cults, a new interpretation is suggested for the term opalim ( ), mentioned in the `ark narrative' (e.g. 1 Sam. 5.6; 6.5). Although most often interpreted as relating to `haemorrhoids' or the bubonic plague, it is suggested that this, in fact, is a term referring to an affliction of the Philistines' membra virile.

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“…9. For example, ithyphallic figurines are virtually non-existent in the various North-West Semitic cultures (see, e.g., Negbi 1976;Holland 1977;Badre 1980;Seeden 1980;Kletter 1996).…”

Section: Relevant Archaeological Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%