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Pagan Priests


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Assyrian priest

Assyran
Assyrian priest.

Egyptian priests - wearing linen dresses and leopard skins

Egyptian
Egyptian priests - wearing linen dresses and leopard skins.

Egyptian priests - wearing linen dresses and leopard skins

Egyptian
Egyptian priests - wearing linen dresses and leopard skins.

Reconstructed Canaanite style altar at Tantur

Altar
Reconstructed Canaanite style altar at Tantur.

Iron Age `horned` altar found at Megiddo. (Palestine Archaeological Museum).

Altar
Iron Age `horned` altar found at Megiddo. (Palestine Archaeological Museum)..

Assur-bani-pal pouring a drink-offering of wine over lions slain in the chase.

Drink-offering
Assur-bani-pal pouring a drink-offering of wine over lions slain in the chase..

Worshippers carrying offerings of linen, food and carving to be offered in a temple.

Offerings
Worshippers carrying offerings of linen, food and carving to be offered in a temple..

Babylonians believed omens were found in a sheep`s liver and this antique clay model of one is inscribed with a cuneiform key of oracles.

Sheep`s Liver
Babylonians believed omens were found in a sheep`s liver and this antique clay model of one is inscribed with a cuneiform key of oracles..

Relief found at Rome, showing a slave leading a garlanded bull, ready for sacrifice. Cf. Acts 14:12-13.

Sacrifice
Relief found at Rome, showing a slave leading a garlanded bull, ready for sacrifice. Cf. Acts 14:12-13..

Each city of the Canaanites had one or more sacred standing stones, which represented Baal or its own protective deity. Gezer possessed an alignment of such pillars on its `high place.`

Stones
Each city of the Canaanites had one or more sacred standing stones, which represented Baal or its own protective deity. Gezer possessed an alignment of such pillars on its `high place.`. The stone cube seen in front was probably an altar, or a ritual laver. An early photograph.

An altar with this inscription, `To the unknown God.` While there is as yet no archaeological find of such an altar at Athens, several inscriptions like the one quoted by the Apostle have been discovered.

Unknown God
An altar with this inscription, `To the unknown God.` While there is as yet no archaeological find of such an altar at Athens, several inscriptions like the one quoted by the Apostle have been discovered.. The altar shown is on the Palatine Hill, Rome, where once stood palaces of the Caesars. It dates from about 100 B.C.

Altar of Lyons, on reverse of a brass coin of Tiberius

Altar
Altar of Lyons, on reverse of a brass coin of Tiberius.

Altar of burnt offerings

Altar
Altar of burnt offerings.
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Fire altars at Nacht-i-roustan

Altar
Fire altars at Nacht-i-roustan.

Egyptian censers and boxes for incense

Altar
Egyptian censers and boxes for incense.

Assyrian & Persian altars

Assyrian
Assyrian & Persian altars.

Assyrian altar from Nimroud

Assyrian
Assyrian altar from Nimroud.

Assyrian diviner

Assyrian
Assyrian diviner.

Assyrian fire-worshippers

Assyrian
Assyrian fire-worshippers.

Babylonian altars

Babylonian
Babylonian altars.

Egyptian altars

Egyptian
Egyptian altars.

Egyptian ear-rings and amulets (for magic charms)

Egyptian
Egyptian ear-rings and amulets (for magic charms).

Egyptian sacred boat with an Ark

Egyptian
Egyptian sacred boat with an Ark.

Weighing the soul in a balance. From an Egyptian representation of judgment

Egyptian
Weighing the soul in a balance. From an Egyptian representation of judgment.

Greek & Roman altars

Greek
Greek & Roman altars.

High Place, now a Willy or Mazar

High Place
High Place, now a Willy or Mazar.

High Places with altars

High Place
High Places with altars.

Ancient altars, built on `high places`

High Place
Ancient altars, built on `high places`.

Magic charms

Magic
Magic charms.

Roman altar of hewn stones

Roman
Roman altar of hewn stones.

Roman altar

Roman
Roman altar.