High places (Ancient Israel)
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The high places (Hebrew bamot plural במות, from singular bamah Hebrew: בָּמָה) denote a place of worship of the ancient Israelites. It also became used as a general term referring to any place used for idolatrous worship.[1][2] Adonai was worshiped on the high places by Isaac.[3] In Modern Hebrew, the word means "stage; platform".[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary: Bamah
- ^ JewishEncyclopedia.com - BAMAH:
- ^ Am 7:9
- ^ Oxford Hebrew-English Dictionary (1995)
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