The Book & The Spade

#1520

2016-04-08

What's Up With the Hittites? Part 2

With Clyde Billington

The Hittites are mentioned in a number of verses in the Old Testament, from the time of Abraham to the time of David and Solomon. In this program and its predecessor, we fill in some of the blanks, including some information left out of the latest article on the Hittites in Biblical Archaeology Review. There are actually three different groups of Hittites in the biblical period.

tags: Egypt Hittites Abraham Uriah

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#1519

2016-03-29

What's Up With the Hittites?

With Clyde Billington

The Hittites are mentioned in a number of verses in the Old Testament, from the time of Abraham to the time of David and Solomon. But just who were the Hittites? In these two programs we fill in some of the blanks, including some information left out of the latest article on the Hittites in Biblical Archaeology Review. There are actually three different groups of Hittites in the biblical period.

tags: Egypt Hittites Abraham Uriah

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