NOD OF A GOD.
"SVien the worshippers of tho dread gods of;_old Egypt earao to consult themiracle at-, the temple great Isis or Osiris iised to nod. The priests worked tho miracle with a string. , That is the explanation offered by Dr. Blackmail, tho Egyptologist, in » considering isome of these practices of the,Shiloh priesthood which the Israelites had brought with them after the Exodus from Egypt. '■'■ . The Shiloh priesthood carried with them shrine containing an image; of their god. It was a sort of wooden phest with double doors, in front. • Through metal rings attached to either side of the shrine a pair of poles could be passed, and this ark or chest was carried by two priests. When a question was asked of the image of the Egyptian god its dissent was expressed by remaining motion-1 less; assent was signified by a nod. Either tho head was movable and was worked with a. string, or tho whole shrine rocked violently on. the shoulders , of ita bearers. '" '•■'•• '■■■' - i ' AppaTontly "tho ' inquiring minds of . pious worshippers wore easily satisfied.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 108, 2 November 1929, Page 22
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178NOD OF A GOD. Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 108, 2 November 1929, Page 22
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