NELC 150

Introduction to the Bible

Slide 46


Egyptian mural (1) showing army of Raamses II storming the city of Ashkelon in Canaan while residents of the city pray, burn incense, and drop humans who have been sacrificed from the walls, hoping to stave off defeat. See 2 Kings 3:27 (though the method of sacrifice there [as a burnt ofering] is different).