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23 08, 2017

Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

By |2019-01-16T18:15:48-08:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

Abraham and Isaac (Egypt, 300s AD) The Jews leave Mesopotamia Shortly after the episode with the Tower of Babel, the Bible tells us that some of the Jews decided to leave Mesopotamia where the Sumerians were, [...]

23 08, 2017

The end of animal sacrifice – History of religion

By |2018-04-21T12:09:34-07:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion|Comments Off on The end of animal sacrifice – History of religion

Sacrificial procession (Pitsa, ca. 530 BC) People probably began to do animal sacrifice around the time they began farming and keeping domesticated animals, about 10,000 BC. They were certainly sacrificing animals to their gods all over Europe and Asia [...]

21 07, 2017

Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

By |2019-10-27T19:01:55-07:00July 21st, 2017|India, Religion|Comments Off on Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

Flowers and Diwali lamps - the Diwali festival What does "Diwali" mean? Diwali is a Sanskrit word originally meaning "a row of lights". "Dipa" is the Sanskrit word for "light". Diwali [...]

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