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  • Palestinian farmer finds 4,500-year-old goddess statue while working his land

    04/27/2022 9:06:11 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 38 replies
    CNN ^ | 27th April 2022 | Jack GuyAbbas AlLawati,
    "At first, I hoped to sell it to someone to make some money," Nidal Abu Eid, the farmer, told The New Arab, "but an archaeologist told me that it was of great archaeological value.""At first, I hoped to sell it to someone to make some money," Nidal Abu Eid, the farmer, told The New Arab, "but an archaeologist told me that it was of great archaeological value." Staff at the ministry concluded that the head belonged to a statue of Anat, the goddess of love, beauty and war in Canaanite mythology, Rida said. The statue will go on display at...
  • Paganism returns to the Holy Land .....

    03/24/2009 1:03:00 PM PDT · by TaraP · 19 replies · 1,061+ views
    Haaretz ^ | March 22nd, 2009
    Like many other soldiers who took part in the Gaza operation, Omer, 20, occasionally took a few moments to pray, but he did not pray to the Lord of Israel. Omer considers himself pagan, and has sworn allegiance to three ancient gods. During combat, he says they appeared before him, giving him strength during the most arduous moments. Omer is still in the army, and therefore refused to be interviewed for this story. Yet he did say he belongs to a religion whose goal is to revive worship of ancient gods. In an online Hebrew-language paganism forum, Omer's accounts of...