A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . tity, — one at Bethel, the other at pilgrimages to more or less distant shrines were always invogue among the Hebrews. Solomons temple had already becomea point of attraction. Although itself of recent date, it stood ono-round of older sanctity, and held the ark of Jahveh, the oldestand most truly national of Israels sacred possessions. Visits of thiskind by subjects of his own to the capital of the south troubledJeroboam. They might awaken a desire for reunion. Bethel andDan were therefore mad
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . tity, — one at Bethel, the other at pilgrimages to more or less distant shrines were always invogue among the Hebrews. Solomons temple had already becomea point of attraction. Although itself of recent date, it stood ono-round of older sanctity, and held the ark of Jahveh, the oldestand most truly national of Israels sacred possessions. Visits of thiskind by subjects of his own to the capital of the south troubledJeroboam. They might awaken a desire for reunion. Bethel andDan were therefore made as attractive as possible, and providedwith sensible symbols of Jahvehs power; for large masses of thepeople clung tenaciously to image worship in some form. The steersymbol seems to have ])een an especial favorite. It was not im-probably that adopted l)y Micah, and therefore at home in Dan, andgreatly missed wlien no longer there. Tradition told even of agolden steer set up in the desert of Sinai. Jeroboams image wor-ship was IK» innovation. It was characteristic of many a high.
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