the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Rudder
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
License: Public Domain
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Comments: Stern-mounted steering oar of an Egyptian riverboat depicted in the Tomb of Menna (c. 1422â1411 BC)
Credit: Artifact of the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Köln, Germany
License: Public Domain
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Comments: Steering oar of a Roman boat, 1st century AD (RG-Museum, Cologne)
Credit: Bernd Klabunde
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Comments: Pintle-and-gudgeon rudder of the Hanseatic league flagship Adler von Lübeck (1567â1581), the largest ship in the world at its time
From Easton Rudder bands: Ancient ships had two great broad-bladed oars for rudders. These, when not in use, were lifted out of the water and bound or tied up. When required for use, these bands were unloosed and the rudders allowed to drop into the water (Acts 27:40).
Verses:
- Acts 27:40
- James 3:4
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/r/rudder.html. 2024.
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