Naked Bible 153: Ezekiel 38-39 Part 2
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The Valley of the Ovoream in the Trans-Jordan
In Job 33 18, the verb of our is used to denote the crossing of the river between life and death. In Sumerian flood story, Dil Moon, the place of blissful afterlife is called the land of the crossing. The valley of the ovoream is located east of the sea, verse 11, Ezekiel 3911, which is probably the dead sea. So it was part of the trans-Jordan. This is a region which shows many traces of ancient cults of the dead,. such as the megalithic monuments called Dolmans or place names referring to the dead and the netherworld.
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