teraphs Sentence Examples

  1. The ancient Israelites worshiped false idols called teraphs.
  2. Rachel stole Laban's teraphs out of greed.
  3. The prophet Samuel condemned the use of teraphs as an abomination.
  4. Astarte, the goddess of love and war, was often represented by teraphs.
  5. The teraphs were consulted for guidance and advice on important matters.
  6. The Philistines captured the ark of the covenant, but God punished them for keeping the teraphs.
  7. Josiah, the king of Judah, destroyed all the teraphs in the land.
  8. The archaeological evidence suggests that teraphs were widespread in ancient Israel.
  9. The word "teraph" may derive from the Hebrew verb meaning "to seize" or "to possess."
  10. Despite being forbidden by God, the use of teraphs persisted in Israel until the Babylonian exile.

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The ancient Israelites worshiped false idols called teraphs.

Rachel stole Laban's teraphs out of greed.

The prophet Samuel condemned the use of teraphs as an abomination.

Astarte, the goddess of love and war, was often represented by teraphs.