As Bible-school children know, Palestine was the home of the Philistines (the ancient name of the Palestinians). What country is Philistines today? A new DNA study was prompted by the 2016 discovery of an ancient Philistine cemetery at the site of Ashkelon, in what is now southern Israel. When did Philistines come to Palestine? During …
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four thousand. The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield. Why did Israel lost 30000 soldiers in a battle with the Philistines? For example, without the Ark, they lost 4,000 soldiers and with the …
The word “Palestinian” derives from the Philistines, a people who were not indigenous to Canaan but who had gained control of the coastal plains of what are now Israel and Gaza for a time. Do the Philistines exist today? The Philistines, an ancient people described not so positively in scripture, went extinct centuries ago, but …
One of the reasons this commandment is so highly regarded is that the act may never be reciprocated by the deceased – it is an entirely selfless act by definition. Even so, in our tradition one does not show respect for the person by viewing his or her remains. Why is there no open casket? …
In other cultures, viewing the body may be important–to give a sense of closure to mourners. In Jewish culture, public viewing of the dead person is too one-sided and seems like a violation of the dead person’s modesty: we can look at the body but the person can’t look back. Why do Jews not have …
Furthermore, one of the tenets of the Jewish faith is the belief that we are created from dust and to dust we are destined to return. For these reasons, the custom, within Judaism, is for burial to be in a simple pine box. Why do Jews use wood caskets? In Judaism, the body has to …
When it comes to cremation, Jewish funeral customs will vary across Judaism movements. For example, Orthodox and Conservative Jews prohibit it as they believe the body should be buried in the ground intact. In contrast, reform Jews accept cremation, and it is becoming a very popular practice. How are Jews buried? Jewish tradition requires that …
A typical burial would be held in the desert where the family would wrap the body in a cloth and bury it with everyday objects for the dead to be comfortable. Although some could afford mummification, most commoners were not mummified due to the expense. How did the Egyptians bury normal people? Most ordinary ancient …
Egyptian mummification gradually faded out in the fourth century, when Rome ruled Egypt. “Then with the advent of Christianity, the mummification process ceased,” Lucarelli said. Today, except for very rare instances, mummification is a lost art. Does mummification still happen today? 21st-Century Mummies Some villagers in Papua New Guinea still mummify their ancestors today. After …
1. The embalmers first had to remove the moist parts of body which would rot. The brain was removed through the nostrils with a hook and thrown away because it was not believed to be important. What happened to the brain in Egyptian mummification? The brain was removed by carefully inserting special hooked instruments up …
