What is the importance of the Assyrian Eponym List?
In Assyriology, this is the list where the Assyrian functionaries gave their name to a specific year of office. Thus, the list of names is equivalent to the list of dates calculated from them. When reading through the account of Gideon in Judges 7 and 8 might Oreb and Zeeb be a representation of the 2 fallen cherbuim? Is there something in the meaning of their names that gives us an indication of who or what they might represent? A: Oreb (SHD 6157) ‘arob is derived from the root word for mosquito and hence to swarm and thus is applied to various flies or a swarm. Thus, a prince of Oreb can be deduced as a Lord of the Flies, which was also the God of Ekron. Is there any connection between religion and the Mardi Gras? There seems to be a connection when I hear of the observance of days like, Fat Tuesday. Carnivals in general, seem to be associated with religious observances. During January, there is another celebration called Winter Carnival, and then there is the ever-popular Easter Par
