Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-412) and index.

Introduction: The Importance of the Everyday Life -- The Problem with Texts -- The Structure of Israelite Society -- The Work of Archaeologists -- The Rhythms of Life -- Micah and the Levite -- A Day in Micah's Household -- The Israelite House and Household -- Domestic Architecture -- Building Materials -- Pillared House -- Family and Kinship -- Kinsman-Redeemer -- Father's House -- Children -- Women -- Marriage -- Old Age -- Crimes and Punishments in the Family Context -- Meals for Family and Guests -- Hospitality -- Furniture -- Food Preparation -- Daily Meals -- Illness and Healing -- Hygiene -- Threats to Health -- Health Consultants -- Medical Procedures -- Religion and Healing -- The Means of Existence -- Farming and Animal Husbandry -- Physical Geography and Climate -- The Agricultural Year -- Agricultural Tools -- Cultivation and Processing of Edibles -- Other Flora -- Animal Husbandry -- Water Sources -- Springs -- Wells -- Cisterns -- Underground Reservoirs -- Arts and Crafts -- Pottery -- Textiles -- Tanning -- Metallurgy -- Travel, Transport, and Trade -- Overland Routes -- Seafaring -- Travel -- Transport -- Trade -- Patrimonial Kingdom -- The Royal City -- The Acropolis -- The Imperial Impact of Assyria on Israelite Architecture -- The King's Table -- Urban Water Systems -- Underground Water Systems -- Jerusalem -- Warfare, Armies, and Weapons -- Weapons of War -- Fortifications -- Armies -- Neo-Assyrian Warfare -- Neo-Babylonian Warfare -- Culture and the Expressive Life.

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