Gillûlîm: Rollers, Scarabs in Ezekiel

In keeping with the semantic core of the root גלל , the term גלולים designates“rollers.” Connections with Egypt suggest a more specific use of גלולים in a number of passages of the Hebrew text of Ezekiel. It is a designation of the widely spread iconographic concept of the scarab, with its phenotype...

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Main Author: Adam, Klaus-Peter 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America [2021]
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 220-240
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ezekiel / Iconography / Egypt / Seal / Beetle
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B heart replacement
B Scarabs
B Egypt
B Iconography
B to roll
B Idols
B stamp seal
B Ezekiel
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