Everyday life in Bible times
About this book
Beautifully illustrated in full color, this National Geographic Society volume follows and explains the archeological discoveries that have unveiled life in Biblical times. Includes: Dead Sea scrolls; Bible names and numbers; building the Great Pyramid; art of mummification; plagues in Egypt; animals in the Bible; Assyria's royal cities; deciphering Persia's history in stone; cubits, talents and homers; Bible chronology; plus maps of Exodus, trade routes, journeys of St. Paul, the various empires of the ancient Near East, etc.