Mesopotamian Idols

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1900 -1600 B.C.

Probably of Hittite origin

(From the period between Abraham and Moses)

Genesis 31:19 - Laban's "teraphim," "images" or "idols," that Rachel took and put in her camel's saddle may well have been much like these.

Genesis 35:2 - Jacob told his household to put away the "strange gods" among you.

Judges 17:5 - Micah had a "house of gods," "idols," or "teraphim."

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