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The Sacred Landscape of Israel
Where did ordinary Israelites encounter the sacred, and what did religion look like before later reformers tried to narrow where and how Yahweh should be worshiped?
Part II — Israel Emerges
Where did people meet the sacred?
Where did ordinary Israelites encounter the sacred, and what did religion look like before later reformers tried to narrow where and how Yahweh should be worshiped?
Religion lived in homes and landscapes as well as sanctuaries: altars, stones, trees, high places, household objects, vows, and local traditions made the sacred tangible.
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