This perception of the universe lasted for millennia.
Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, say
health officials
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Deaths take to at least 192 the number of Palestinian journalists killed in
the conflict since 7 October 2023
Four journalists were among at least 15 peo...
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The ancient world at this time understood the relationship of earth to heaven as one of moving up and down. This is not only directional, as if one is on an escalator -- though the Old Testament patriarch Jacob did have a vision of a ladder that went up to heaven (Genesis 28:10-19) and some tried to build a ziggurat to heaven, known popularly as the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:5-8) -- but also an act of moving from imperfection below toward perfection above.
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