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You Can’t Sit at Our Table

Today, I wanted to look at the Table of Nations from Genesis 10. The Hebrew word that’s usually translated “nations” is goyim, which became gentilis in the Latin Vulgate. Both words have come to mean non-Jewish people in general, and … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Christianity, Egyptian, Ethnicity, Etymology, Families, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Language, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged abraham, aegyptus, agenor, andromeda, atlas, babylon, belus, bible, bosporus, canaan, carthage, cetus, crete, danaus, eber, egypt, esau, ethiopia, euripides, europa, flavius josephus, flood, genesis, good news bible, ham, hellen, hera, herodotus, heth, hittites, iapetus, inachus, incest, Iran, ishmael, isis, israel, jacob, japheth, jonah, king cepheus, king solomon, king xerxes i, libya, lydia, magog, mesopotamia, mizraim, moab, mycenae, nimrod, noah, ophir, paul of tarsus, perses, perseus, phoenicia, poseidon, prometheus, racism, scythia, sea monsters, shem, table of nations, tarshish, tartessos, the rose and the ring, titans, tros, troy, william makepeace thackeray, zeus |

A Shekel a Dozen

It’s well attested that ancient Israel was made up of twelve tribes, but exactly what those tribes were varies from one list to another. Typically, they’re said to be Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Zebulun, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Ethnicity, Etymology, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Middle East, Mythology, Politics, Religion | Tagged aigyptos, assyrians, babylonians, bible, canaan, dan, danaus, denyen, deuteronomistic history, edom, egypt, ephraim, esau, exodus, genesis, hellen, israel, jacob, john of patmos, joseph, judah, leah, levi, libya, manasseh, philistines, rachel, reuben, revelation, samaritans, samson, sea peoples, shechem, simeon, ten lost tribes, tros, twelve tribes of israel |

Legends of the Levant

Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times, by Donald B. Redford – This was an interesting read. The prose was rather dry and a LOT of information was packed in, but I guess I’m putting my history degree to use. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged akhenaten, ashurbanipal, bart ehrman, bible, canaan, deuteronomistic history, deuteronomy, donald b. redford, egypt, egypt canaan and israel in ancient times, exodus, genesis, gospels, israel, jesus, jesus before the gospels, judah, king josiah of judah, memory |

A Long Walk Off a Short Pyramid

Dr. Ben Carson has been the subject of much mockery for a lot of reasons, but one of the most prominent is that he thought Joseph built the pyramids to store grain. Apparently he didn’t even make this up; it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Cartoons, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Futurama, History, Judaism, Middle East, Religion, Science, Television | Tagged antiquities of the jews, charles piazzi smith, dr. ben carson, egypt, exodus, flavius josephus, flood, genesis, great pyramid, james taylor, jesus, joseph, karel drbal, new age, noah, pharaoh, pi, pyramids, ramesses ii of egypt, seth, the ten commandments, thuban |

Song of Serapis

I just finished reading The Staff of Serapis, by Rick Riordan, a follow-up to his The Son of Sobek. Like its predecessor, it’s a crossover between his Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus and Kane Chronicles series, featuring characters from both and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, History, Kane Chronicles, Middle East, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman Empire | Tagged alexander the great, alexandria, amun, annabeth chase, apis, carter kane, cerberus, egypt, hades, osiris, ptolemy i, sadie kane, serapis, the lost hero, the son of sobek, the staff of serapis |

Anoint Me Slowly

I’ve recently seen it suggested that the practice of anointing an official in oil dates back to Egypt, where such a ceremony is represented in images of coronations. It has been proposed that, symbolically speaking, the anointment transfers the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged alan colmes, anointing, bible, daniel, egypt, exodus, gospels, jesus, john ashcroft, mary magdalene, messiah, sean hannity, son of man |

Six Degrees of Celsus

Christianity attracted criticism from followers of other religions (and no religion) from its early days, and some of those criticisms are still in use today by heretics like me. {g} A man named Celsus was one of the better-known critics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Greek Mythology, Historical Personages, History, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged alexander the great, asimov's guide to the bible, bible, celsus the platonist, egypt, gospel of matthew, isaac asimov, jesus, judea, mary magdalene, messiah, origen, pantera, perseus, plato, resurrection, st. peter, talmud, virgin birth, yeshu ben pandera |

Being Carded

Just recently, my wife asked me an interesting question, which is how the standard suits on playing cards originated. I knew that there were some decks with different suits, like your basic Tarot deck, but not how anybody decided upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Playing Cards | Tagged china, egypt, france, germany, hermetic magic, italy, mamluk sultanate, suits, tarot, trumps |

Whither Eden?

It’s common in mythology for people to consider nearby locations to be the center of the world and/or the first place to be created. Egyptian mythology, for instance, cites several different cities in Egypt as where land first emerged from … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Egyptian, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged abraham, bible, canaan, eden, egypt, euphrates, gihon, havilah, hiddekel, isaac, israel, jerusalem, joseph smith, mecca, missouri, nile, pison, tigris |

Blonde Egyptians Have More Fun

Few historical figures remain as consistently popular as Cleopatra, the last autonomous monarch (i.e., pharaoh) of Egypt. There was even something about her on my McDonald’s tray this week. She was actually the seventh queen to bear that name, which … Continue reading →