The Ammorite VIII

 

                         vine-tage

 (vintij)n. 1. The yield of wine or grapes from a vineyard or district during one season. 2. Wine, usually of high quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin. 3. The year or place in which a wine is bottled. 4.   The harvesting of a grape crop. The initial stages of winemaking. 5.   Informal. A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics. A year or period of origin: a car of 1942 vintage. Length of existence; age.adj. 1. Of or relating to a vintage. 2. Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic. 3. Old or outmoded. 4.   Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter. Of the most distinctive: "It was vintage Nixon: the fear of confrontation; the indirect approach; the acute insight" (Henry A. Kissinger).[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, alteration (influenced by viniter, vintner), of Old French vendange, from Latin vindemia : vinum, grapes + demere, to take off : de, de- + emere, to obtain. See em-.]

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sub-due

(sb-doo, -dyoo)v. tr. sub-dued, sub-du-ing, sub-dues. 1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable. 3. To make less intense or prominent; tone down: Subdued my excitement about the upcoming holiday. 4. To bring (land) under cultivation: Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.[Middle English subduen, alteration (influenced by Latin subdere, to subject), of Old French suduire, to seduce, from Latin subducere, to withdraw, probably influenced by Latin seducere, to seduce. See SEDUCE : sub-, away. See SUB- + ducere, to lead. See deuk-.]--sub-du'a-ble adj. --sub-du'er n.

 

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con-so-la-tion

(kons-lashn)n. 1.   The act or an instance of consoling. The state of being consoled. 2. One that consoles; a comfort: Your kindness was a consolation to me in my grief.

 

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sur-e-ty

(shoori-te)n.pl. sur-e-ties. 1. The condition of being sure, especially of oneself; self-assurance. 2. Something beyond doubt; a certainty. 3. A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default; a guarantee or security. 4. One who has contracted to be responsible for another, especially one who assumes responsibilities or debts in the event of default.[Middle English surte, from Old French, from Latin securitas, from securus, sure. See SECURE.]--sur'e-ty-ship' n.

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div-i-na-tion

(div-nashn)n. 1. The art or act of foretelling future events or revealing occult knowledge by means of *augury or an alleged supernatural agency. 2. An inspired guess or presentiment. 3. Something that has been divined.--di-vin'a-to'ry (di-vin-tore, -tore). adj.

*au-gu-ry

 (ogy-re)n.pl. au-gu-ries. 1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination. 2. A sign of something coming; an omen.[Middle English augurie, from Old French, from Latin augurium, from augur, augur. See AUGUR.]

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corrupt

(k-rupt)adj. 1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved. 2. Venal; dishonest: a corrupt mayor. 3. Containing errors or alterations, as a text: a corrupt translation. 4. Archaic. Tainted; putrid.v. cor-rupt-ed, cor-rupt-ing, cor-rupts.v. tr. 1. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of. 2. To ruin morally; pervert. 3. To taint; contaminate. 4. To cause to become rotten; spoil. 5. To change the original form of (a text, for example).v. intr. To become corrupt.[Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref. See COM- + rumpere, to break. See reup-.]--cor-rupt'er or cor-rup'tor n. --cor-rup'tive adj. --cor-rupt'ly adv. --cor-rupt'ness n.

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re-deem

(ri-dem)v. tr. re-deemed, re-deem-ing, re-deems. 1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum. 2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example). 3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange. 4. To fulfill (a pledge, for example). 5. To convert into cash: redeem stocks. 6. To set free; rescue or ransom. 7. To save from a state of sinfulness and its consequences. See Synonyms at save1. 8. To make up for: The low price of the clothes dryer redeems its lack of special features. 9. To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of: You botched the last job but can redeem yourself on this one.[Middle English redemen, from Old French redimer, from Latin redimere : re-, red-, re- + emere, to buy. See em-.]--re-deem'a-ble adj.

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an-gle

1(anggl)v. intr. an-gled, an-gling, an-gles. 1. To fish with a hook and line. 2. To try to get something by using schemes, tricks, or other artful means: angle for a promotion.n. Obsolete. A fishhook or fishing tackle.[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]

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                                            vi-per           

(vipr)n. 1. Any of several venomous Old World snakes of the family Viperidae, having a single pair of long, hollow fangs and a thick, heavy body. Also called adder2. 2. A pit viper. 3. A venomous or supposedly venomous snake. 4. A person regarded as malicious or treacherous.[Middle English vipere, from Old French, from Latin vipera, snake, contraction of *vivipera : vivus, alive. See gwei-. + parere, to give birth. See pera-1.]

 

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                  Wikipedia

 

The Hanging Gardens

of

Babylon

were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture. They were described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks. It was said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. The Hanging Gardens' name is derived from the Greek word κρεμαστός (kremastós, lit. 'overhanging'), which has a broader meaning than the modern English word "hanging" and refers to trees being planted on a raised structure such as a terrace.[1][2][3]

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And Cain

talked with

Abel

his brother:

 

and it came

to

pass,

_

 

when they were

in

the

field,

*

 They 

reap every

one

 

his corn

in

the field:

 

**

 

that Cain

rose up

against

Abel

 

his

brother,

*

 

and they gather

the

vintage

 

of the

wicked.

 

They

cause

the

naked

to

lodge

without

clothing,

**

and slew

 

him.

 

**

Now

 

the

serpent

(Law i.e.)

 

was more

subtil

 than

any beast

of

the

field

which

the

Lord God

had

made.

**

 

And when

the

 

woman

 

 saw

that the tree

was

good for food,

 

she took

of the

fruit thereof,

 

**

 

And this shall

be a

sign unto

thee,

 

Ye

shall eat

this year

 such as groweth

of

itself;

 

and the

second year that which springeth

of the

same:

 

and

in

the

third year

 

sow

ye,

and reap,

and plant

vineyards,

and eat

the fruit thereof.

 

*

 

 And Adam 

said,

 

This is

now

bone

of

my bones,

 

and flesh

 

of

 

my flesh:

 

*

What?

 

shall

we

receive good

 

at the

hand

of

God,

 

and shall

we

not receive evil?

 

 

*

 

 

I

 

form the light,

 

and create darkness:

 

I

 make peace,

 

and create evil:

 

I

the

Lord

do

all these things.

 

Drop down,

ye

heavens,

from above,

 

 and

let the

 

skies

pour down

righteousness:

 

let

the

earth open,

 

and let

them

bring forth salvation,

 

and let

righteousness

spring up together;

 

I

the

Lord

 

have created

 

it.

 

 

*

that they

 

have no

covering

in the

cold.

*

 

And Enoch

walked with

God:

 

and

he

was not;

 

for God

took him.

**

 

and

took her,

 

and pulled

her

in

unto

him

into

the ark.

 

*

And

he

said

unto the woman,

 

Ye

shall not surely die:

      

God doth

know

 

that in

 

the day

 

ye

eat thereof,

 

then

your eyes

shall

be

opened,

 

and

 

ye

 

 

shall

be

as gods,

 

knowing

good

and evil.

*

Equity

**

 

 

*

in the

image

of

God

created

he

him;

 

 

male

 

and female

created

he

them.

 

And God

blessed

them,

 

and God

said

 

unto them,

*

and did eat,

 

and gave

also

unto

her

husband

with

her;

*

And

he

went

in

unto Hagar,

 

and she conceived:

 

**

and

he

did eat.

**

And the

Lord

said unto

her,

Two nations are

in

thy womb,

**

 

Therefore shall

ye

abide

at the

door

of the

tabernacle

 of the

congregation

 

day

 

and night

 

seven days,

 

and keep

the

charge

of the

Lord,

 

that

ye

die not:

 

for so

I am

commanded.

 

*

and two manner

of

people shall

be

separated

from

 

thy

bowels;

 

**

 

that Cain

rose up

against

Abel

his brother,

 

and slew him.

 

**

 

And Jacob

said,

Sell me

 

this day

 

thy

birthright.

 

And Esau

(Esau the Day)

 

said, . . .

. . . and what profit shall

this birthright

do

to

me?

 

And Jacob

(the other)

said,

 

Swear

to

me

this day;

 

and he

sware

unto

him:

 

and he sold

his

birthright unto

 Jacob.

 

Then Jacob

gave

 

Esau bread

and pottage

of

lentiles;

 

 and

he

did eat

 

and drink,

 

*

and rose up,

and went

his way:

 

**

 

And God

looked upon

the earth,

 

and,

behold,

it

was corrupt;

 

for

all flesh

had

corrupted

his way

upon the earth.

**

 

thus Esau

despised

his

birthright.

*

 

I

will make

thee

perpetual desolations,

 

and thy

cities

shall not

return:

 

and

ye shall

know

that I am

the

Lord.

 

Because

thou hast

said,

 

These two nations

 and

these two countries

 shall be mine,

 

and we

will possess

it;

*

 

And Cush

begat

Nimrod:

 

he

began

to

be

a

mighty one

*

 

whereas

the

Lord was there:

 

Therefore,

as I live,

 

saith

the

Lord God,

 

I

will

even do

 according

 

to

thine anger,

 

and according

to

thine envy

 

which

thou hast

used out

of

thy

hatred against them;

 

and

I

will make

myself known

among

them,

 

when

I

have judged

thee.

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Now

the birth

of

Immanuel  

 

was

on

this wise:

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Book

of

the

Moabites

**

 

And,

 

behold,

 

there

was a

man

in

Jerusalem,

 

whose name

was

Simeon;

 

and the

same man

was

just

 

and devout,

 

waiting

 

for

the

consolation

of

Israel:

 

**

 

For God,

 said

she,

 

hath appointed

me

another seed

 

instead

 

of Abel,

 

whom Cain slew.

**

 

And the priest

of

his sons

 

that is

anointed

 

 

in

his stead

 

shall offer

it:

it is

a statute

for ever

unto the Lord;

it

shall be

wholly burnt.

 

For

every meat offering

 

for the

priest shall

be

wholly burnt:

 

it

shall not

be

eaten.

 

**

 

 

and the

wholly host

was

upon him.

 

And it

was revealed

unto

him,

*

Ye shall not surely die:

       For God doth

know that

in the

day ye eat thereof,

 

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods,

knowing

good

and evil.

**

that he

should not

see death,

 

before

he

 had seen

the

Lord's Son.

 

 

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Jehoiachin's

Rations Tablets.

 

These tablets

were

excavated near

the

Ishtar Gate

in

Babylon

and have been dated

to c. 592 BCE.

Written in cuneiform,

they

mention Jeconiah

(Akkadian: "Ia-'-ú-kinu")

 

and his five sons

 

as recipients

of

food rations

in

Babylon.

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**

And the sons of Jeconiah;

 

Assir, Salathiel his son,

alchiram also,

and Pedaiah,

and Shenazar,

Jecamiah, Hoshama,

and Nedabiah.

And the sons

of

Pedaiah were,

Zerubbabel,

and Shimei:

 

and the sons

of Zerubbabel;

Meshullam,

and Hananiah,

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And Zillah,

she also

bare Tubalcain,

an instructor

of every artificer

in brass

and iron:

 

and the

sister

of

Tubalcain

was

Naamah.

***

 

 

and

Shelomith

 

their sister:

 

*

 

 

And when

the

woman

 

saw

 

that the

tree

 

was good

 

for food,

 

*

 

And he turned

unto

her

by

the way,

 

and said,

 

Go to,

I

pray thee,

let me come

in

unto thee;

(for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.)

 

 

*

 

and what profit

shall this

birthright

do to

me?

*

 

And she

said,

What wilt

thou

 

give me,

 

that thou

mayest come

in

unto me?

 

And he said,

I

will send thee

a

kid from the flock.

 

And she

said,

Wilt thou

give me

a pledge,

 

till thou

send

it?

 

And he

said,

 

What pledge shall

 

I

give thee?

**

 

And they

wrought

onyx stones

 

enclosed

in ouches

of

gold,

 

graven,

 

 as signets

are

graven,

 

with

the

names

of

the

children

of

Israel.

**

 

And she

said,

 

Thy signet,

**

 

 

**

and thy bracelets,

 

and thy

staff

that isin

 thine hand.

**

 

 

 

Yea,

 

though

I

walk

through

the

valley

of

the

shadow of death,

 

I

will

fear no evil:

for thou

art

with me;

 

thy rod

 

and thy staff

they

comfort me.

 

**

 

And Jacob

said,

 

O God

of

my father

Abraham,

 

and God

of

my

father Isaac,

the Lord

which

saidst unto

me,

 

Return

unto

thy country,

 

and

to

thy kindred,

and

I

will

deal well

with thee:

 

I am

not worthy

of

the

least

of

all the

mercies,

 

and of all the truth,

 

which

thou hast

shewed

 

**

For we

will not inherit

with

them

on

yonder side Jordan,

or

forward;

because

our inheritance

is

fallen

to us

 

on this side Jordan eastward.

 

*

 

 

And God

said,

Let us

 

make man in our image,

after our likeness:

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,

and over

the

fowl

of

the air,

and over the cattle,

and over all the earth,

 

and over every creeping thing

that

creepeth upon

the earth.

*

 

unto thy servant;

for

with my staff

 

I

 

passed over this Jordan;

 

 and

 

now

I am

become

two bands.

 

--

and thy staff

they

comfort

me.

*

 

and it

was so.

***

And he gave

it

her,

 

and came

in

 

unto

her,

 

and

she

conceived

by

him.

 

**

and

God saw

that it was good.

**

 

in the image

of

God

created

he

 

him;

*

And she arose,

 

and went away,

 

and laid

by

her veil

*

 

and God

divided

the

light

from

the

darkness.

*

 

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that Cain rose up against

Abel

his brother,

 

and slew him.

*

from

her,

 

and put on the

garments

 of 

 

her 

 

widowhood.

 

*** 

 

But Sarai was barren;

she

had no child.

 

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