Bamah

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• Bamah — בָּמָה Bamah from ba (come) and mah (whereunto) Denotes a place where Jewish people could come and worship idols. It also became used as a general term referring to any place used for idolatrous worship. [… …   Wikipedia

• Bamah —    A height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezek. 20:29). The plural is translated high places in Num. 22:41 and Ezek. 36:2 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• bamah — ba·mah …   English syllables

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• CULT PLACES, ISRAELITE — CULT PLACES, ISRAELITE, places at which sacrifices were offered to the God of Israel. Many such places are mentioned in the Bible, and modern archaeological excavations have added to the list. The definition of sacred space in the ancient Near… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• High place — High Place, in the English version of the Old Testament, the literal translation of the Hebrew bamot .This rendering is etymologically correct, as appears from the poetical use of the plural in such expressions as to ride, or stalk, or stand on… …   Wikipedia

• high place — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop. * * * Hebrew bama. In ancient Israel or Canaan, a shrine built on an elevated site. For Canaanites the shrines were devoted to fertility deities, to the… …   Universalium

• ARAD — (Heb. עֲרָד), an important biblical city in the eastern Negev which controlled the main road to Edom and Elath. Ancient Arad The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South (Negev) prevented the Israelite tribes from penetrating into… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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