Water Shall Flow from the Rock Hydrogeology and Climate in the Lands of the Bible
Many times when the author saw the bedouins of southern Sinai excavate their wells in the crystalline rocks, from which this part of the peninsula is built, the story of Moses striking the rock to get water came to mind. The reader will, indeed, find in this book the description for a rather simple...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 A Hydrogeologist Reads the Bible
- 2 Rocks, Water, and Soils
- 3 The Eyes of Tiamat and the Ark of Noah
- 4 Adam and Eve Depart, Enter Cain and Abel
- 5 The Two Rivers, Givers of Life and Law
- 6 Water in the Land of El and Baal
- 7 A Land Like a Garden of Herbs
- 8 The Ten Plagues — Change of Climate
- 9 That Great and Terrible Wilderness
- 10 Wars and Rivers, Walls and Wells
- 11 Kings, Tunnels, and Canals
- 12 Water, Monarchs, and Martyrs
- 13 Epilogue
- General Bibliography and References
- Appendices