Traditional clothing from Pskov, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod & Tver.

The photos are from the collection of V. P. Sidamon-Eristova and N. P. Shabelskaya from the collection of the State Historical Museum.

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Egypt Plunders Jerusalem

1 It happened, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. 2 It happened in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD, 3 with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. 4 He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. 5 And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.'" 6 Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, "The LORD is righteous."

7 When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."

9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 10 King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 11 It was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard room. 12 When he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.

13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 14 He did that which was evil, because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren't they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the way of genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, and he was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his place. — 2 Chronicles 12 | New Heart English Bible (NHEB) The New Heart English Bible is in the Public Domain. Cross References: Exodus 9:27; Numbers 31;43; Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 28:47-48; 1 Kings 10:16-17; 1 Kings 11:40; 1 Kings 12:22; 1 Kings 14:21-22; 1 Kings 14:25; 1 Kings 14:28-29; 2 Kings 7:6; 2 Chronicles 6:6; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 11:5; 2 Chronicles 11:17; 2 Chronicles 11:20; 2 Chronicles 14:9; 2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 34:27; Psalm 78:38; Daniel 9:14

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Turkish shishak, circa 1580-1620

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Number 33 is a Master Number (Master Teacher).

Number 33 also relates to 3×3=9 which is the power of creation and the God of All or Truth. The Amon (AMEN).

33 is the numerical equivalent of AMEN: 1+13+5+14=33. Amen is the God of Truth.

33 represents Christ consciousness.

Jesus was crucified at Golgotha (place of the skull) at age 33 in the year 33 A.D.

God corresponds to 1/3 (33.3%) as seen in Revelation 12, where the great red dragon is sweeping 1/3 of the stars from heaven.

The number of turns in a complete sequence of human DNA equals 33.

Mount Hermon is at 33 degrees latitude and longitude. (In the Book of Enoch, Mount Hermon is the place where the Grigori; “Watchers, Sons of God or the Nephilim,” a class of fallen angels descended to Earth.)

The divine name Elohim appears 33 times in the story of creation i okn the opening chapters of Genesis.

The first Temple of Solomon stood for 33 years before being pillaged by King Shishak of Egypt.

King David ruled over Israel for 33 years in Jerusalem.

33 is the alleged age that Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedonia) had died.

The Grand Orient de France of Freemasonry founded in 1733.

33 is the highest degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

Harry S. Truman, a 33 degree Mason, became 33rd President of the United States.

1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.

A normal human spine has 33 vertebrae.

Rare human spines have 34 vertebrae.

Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Ezekiel 33:33 – And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

What do you mean by "the captivity" Like,, the myth of Moses or like,, a larger thing? /genq

the whole exodus, yeah. the biblical narrative is most likely based on some vague historical facts, but the idea that "the people of israel" were held in egypt for a period of time and were not allowed to leave is not historical. the whole narrative seems to have been one of two competing "founding myths" from the northern kingdom of israel (as opposed to the kingdom of judah) along with the story of jacob in the 8th century; after 720 and the fall of israel to the assyrian empire, large parts of the northern intelligentsia migrated to judah and many northern traditions were incorporated into southern religious texts, including the stories of jacob and of moses. they were then edited into a larger narrative with southern traditions (e.g. the story of abraham) during the time of King Josiah in the late 7th century. and the exodus itself took a much larger importance during the exile in babylon in the 6th century.

the best match for correspondences between the biblical text and archeology would be the expulsion of the Hyksos: in the egyptian second intermediate period (17th-16th centuries BCE), the 15th dynasty was composed of "hyksos", a generic egyptian term for "foreign rules of asiatic origin." they were conquerors from the northern Levant (think modern day syria and lebanon) and were eventually pushed out of africa by southern kings from upper egypt. it is possible that memories of these events could have been preserved orally by bedouins who lived in the negev, and would have transmitted the myth to israelites in the 8th century, when the kingdom of israel was heavily invested in the arabian trade for assyria. another theory is that there are memories from the Amarna period in the 14th century, which ended with Akhenaten trying to impose a form of monotheism in egypt before being deposed and his capital city abandoned, but that's more tenuous. in general, the bible has no memory of the bronze age: during the supposed time of moses (13th century), canaan was actually a collection of city states that were egyptian vassals, and many of the details are either anachronistic for the bronze age like the presence of dromedaries or nonsensical for egypt e.g., a child left in a basket on a river would be eaten by crocodiles immediately: that detail of moses's story is basically copied from the myth of the birth of sargon of akkad. being left in a basket on the euphrates is much safer.

for moses itself, his story seems to be based on that of Jeroboam I, the founder of the northern kingdom of israel, who is said to have fled to egypt before returning to canaan and founding tirzah (before his successor omri founded samaria). it is theorized that during Sheshonq I's (biblical Shishak) campaign into Canaan (likely to oppose the rise of a territorial entity based in Gibeon, in the hills north of Jerusalem, by the biblical king Saul), Jeroboam I would have been installed as ruler of a sort of vassal state to Egypt, though it quickly emancipated itself. the bible itself, interestingly, being written in Judah centuries later, takes a very negative view on Jeroboam I, the founder of a rival kingdom which for its whole history was more prosperous and powerful.

also: all the archeological evidence we have points to the hebrews (i.e. the inhabitants of the two hebrew kingdoms: israel and judah) being indigenous to the levant. they didn't come from anywhere. they are just the descendants of the canaanites who had formerly (and concurrently) inhabited the region

ANYWAY your progress report today comes along with some Al-Cid/Ashe propaganda because LOOK AT THEM

So I got my extra little bits, scurried back up the Pharos all over again, whupped Hashmal's arse, cried my way through the next set of cutscenes after fighting Cid and Noah, and then CRIED EVEN MORE, OUGH. I love that part of the game, but it hurts man. It hurts! So many feels!! Good feels, bittersweet feels. Ship feels. The works!

I love how the sun cryst powered the Bahamut, built by Cid for Vayne (never over this, btw), and how complex the war machinations are afterwards with the Rozarrians and the Bhujerban resistance, and how Al-Cid still desire peace and will work behind the scenes to build it. How Ashe smiles - a genuine, warm smile - to realise that she's not alone in her fight to save Rabanastre (the last cap, not aimed at Al-Cid alas LOL), and Al-Cid's blatant hitting on her AS WELL AS Balthier's disgust in the background (I love the three of them so damn much, this is bringing back alllll my old ot3 feels hoo boy).

So I kinda wanted to try for a maximillian and magepower shishak and a few more levels before going onto the endgame, cos I finished up that part at lv44s, but I'm gonna need to do a lot of hunts to unlock that part of Lhusu Mines and I don't think I can be fucked lol, so I think tomorrow I'm gonna try the last bit and see how I go! So far I've got about 36 hours on this save, which is actually kinda insane! I let myself do a lil detour through Nabreus Deadlands and cleaned out the Necrohol of its goodies (and stocked up on hi-ethers from that lil baknamy merchant lol), which was nice. I love the Necrohol, it's one of my favourite areas in the whole game.

ok two questions!!!

i know main story has been going on for like. a long time. so like was it always as edgy as it is [for lack of a better word jdjdj] or were they just always that fucked up

is shad named after a type of fish on purpose [something something waitress reference. i thought it was hilarious to call a cat a kind of fish. anyway]

OK. OK OK OK OK. SO.

uhhhh kinda ???? heres my deep dark confession shad and shishak were both originally undertale ocs and their lore was that, now bear with me i was like 8, that their parents got sealed underground with all the rest of the monsters but shad and shishka like. hid??? and didnt?????? after i realized that didnt make any fucking sense i changed it so there was an UNRELATED war between humans and furries and their parents got killed in the war. and has since then morphed into what it currently is. i think what mostly changed is how much ive focused on like. all that trauma. but its been pretty consistently tragic for like 3 years now

no he was originally a black cat and i wanted to name him shadow but i thought that was too basic and edgy so i shortened it. dont ask me where shishka came from i do not remember

I hope those of you who celebrate had a lovely christmas (or a better christmas than you were expecting for everyone for whom it is a difficult time)

I had a very normal day helping my brother make a shishak helmet out of a pannetone box, some tinfoil, and a whole lot of gaffa tape because he's the bold turkish knight in the boxing day mummer's play the year, and he'd forgotten to make a costume!

What happened to the Ark of the Covenant? The mystery of the Bible’s lost Ark has led to many myths, theories and claims being made, but do any of them have a shred of credibility?

Smendes and Shoshenq I

by Damien F. Mackey With “Shishak” properly identified by Dr. I. Velikovsky … with Thutmose III, the mighty pharaoh of Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty … then pharaoh Shoshenq I must needs be lifted right out of the C10th BC and located some centuries later. Conventional dates for Smendes, considered to have been the first ruler of Egypt’s Twenty-First Dynasty, are c. 1069-1043 BC. Conventional…

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Jeroboam’s Son Dies

1 At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick. 2 So Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go to Shiloh. Go to see the prophet Ahijah. He is the one who said I would become king of Israel. But dress yourself so people won’t know you are my wife. 3 Give the prophet ten loaves of bread, some cakes and a jar of honey. Then ask him what will happen to our son. And he will tell you.” 4 So the king’s wife did as he said. She went to Ahijah’s home in Shiloh.

Now Ahijah was very old and had become blind. 5 But the Lord had said to him, “Jeroboam’s son is sick. So Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about him. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.” Then the Lord told Ahijah what to say.

6 When Ahijah heard her walking to the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have bad news for you. 7 Go back and tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jeroboam, I chose you from among all the people of Israel. I made you the leader of my people. 8 I took the kingdom away from David’s family. And I gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands. He followed me with all his heart. He did only the things I said were right. 9 But you have done more evil things than anyone who ruled before you. You have quit following me. You have made other gods and idols of metal. This has made me very angry. 10 So I will bring disaster to the family of Jeroboam. I will kill all of the men in your family, both slaves and free men. I will destroy your family as completely as fire burns up manure. 11 Anyone from your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs. And anyone from your family who dies in the fields will be eaten by the birds. The Lord has spoken!’”

12 Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Now go home. When you enter your city gate, your son will die. 13 All Israel will be sad for him and bury him. He will be the only one of Jeroboam’s family who will be buried. This is because he is the only one in Jeroboam’s family who pleased the Lord, the God of Israel.

14 “The Lord will put a new king over Israel. That king will destroy Jeroboam’s family. This will happen soon. 15 Then the Lord will punish Israel. The people of Israel will be like grass moving in the water. The Lord will pull up Israel from this good land. This is the land he gave their ancestors. But he will scatter Israel beyond the Euphrates River. This will happen because the Lord is angry with the people. They made him angry when they made idols to worship Asherah. 16 Jeroboam sinned, and then he made the people of Israel sin. So the Lord will let the people of Israel be defeated.”

17 Then Jeroboam’s wife traveled back to Tirzah. When she entered her home, the boy died. 18 They buried him. And all Israel had a time of sadness for him. This happened as the Lord said it would. The Lord had said these things through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.

19 Everything else Jeroboam did is written down. He fought wars and continued to rule the people. It is all written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel. 20 Jeroboam ruled as king for 22 years. Then he died, and his son Nadab became king in his place.

The Death of Rehoboam

21 Solomon’s son Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king of Judah. His mother was Naamah from the land of Ammon. Rehoboam ruled in Jerusalem for 17 years. (The Lord had chosen that city from all the land of Israel. He chose to be worshiped there.)

22 The people of Judah did what the Lord said was wrong. The people’s sins made the Lord very angry at them. They made the Lord even more angry than their ancestors had done. 23 The people built stone pillars and places to worship false gods and Asherah idols. They built them on every high hill and under every green tree. 24 There were even male prostitutes at the places of worship to the gods. The people who had lived in the land before the Israelites had done many evil things. And God had taken the land away from them. Now the people of Judah were doing the same evil things.

25 During the fifth year Rehoboam was king, Shishak attacked Jerusalem. Shishak was king of Egypt. 26 He took the treasures from the Temple of the Lord and the king’s palace. He took everything, even the gold shields Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to put in their place. He gave them to the men who were guarding the palace gates. 28 Whenever the king went to the Temple of the Lord, the guards carried the shields. After they were finished, they put the shields back in the guardroom.

29 Everything else King Rehoboam did is written down. It is in the book of the history of the kings of Judah. 30 Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always fighting a war with each other. 31 Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem. His mother was Naamah from Ammon. And Rehoboam’s son Abijam became king in his place. — 1 Kings 14 | International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Cross References: Genesis 19:5; Exodus 14:13-14; Exodus 32:25; Exodus 34:17; Deuteronomy 23:3; Deuteronomy 32:36; Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 3:2; 1 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 3:1; 2 Samuel 12:7; 2 Samuel 14:2; 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 11:31-32; 1 Kings 11:43; 1 Kings 15:21; 1 Kings 15:25; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 20:23; 2 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 12:11; 2 Chronicles 12:16; 2 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 19:3; Jeremiah 34:20; Jeremiah 37:17; Matthew 26:7; 1 Corinthians 10:22