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Kristine Garroway – Growing Up in Ancient Israel
Nov 27, 2023
Kristine Garroway, leading expert on children in ancient Israel, discusses the lives of children and societal beliefs in ancient Israel, including their role in religious practices, the analysis of skeletal remains for health insights, and the challenges women faced raising children.
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- Children in ancient Israel were highly valued, as evidenced by the investment of time, energy, and resources in their care, and their inclusion in family tombs served as a mark of Judean identity and a way of keeping families together even in death.
- Children in ancient Israel developed a sense of religious identity and their place within the community through observation and participation in daily religious practices modeled by their parents, rather than formal childhood religious education programs.
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Children in Ancient Israel: Value and Burial Practices
Children in ancient Israel were highly valued, as evidenced by the investment of time, energy, and resources in their care. The biblical text emphasizes the importance of children and the command to be fruitful and multiply. Despite high infant and child mortality rates, children were given significant attention in their burial practices. In the Canaanite period, infants were often buried under houses in special jars, while in the Israelite period, children were interred in family tombs. The inclusion of children in these tombs served as a mark of Judean identity and a way of keeping families together even in death.
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