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Biblical Archaeology Review 46:3, Summer 2020

The Scarab: The Idol That Rolls in Dung

By Zohar Amar

The Hebrew Bible uses expressions of disgust to warn the Israelites against gentile idolatry. Is it possible that the rare biblical word gilulim (“idols”) refers specifically to the Egyptian sacred dung beetle, known as the scarab?

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