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  2. History of music in the biblical period - Wikipedia

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    Percussion instruments are those producing tones by being struck in various ways and have been used by bands and orchestras throughout history. [1]: 59 The tabret, or timbrel, was a small hand-drum used for festive occasions, and was considered a woman's instrument. In modern times it was often used by the Salvation Army.

  3. Timbrel - Wikipedia

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    The tabret or timbrel was a favorite instrument of the women, and was used with dances, as by Miriam, to accompany songs of victory, or with the harp at banquets and processions; it was one of the instruments used by King David and his musicians when he danced before the Ark of the Covenant.

  4. Relics associated with Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The crown is a circle of cane bundled together and held by gold threads. The thorns were attached to this braided circle, which measured 21 cm (8.3 in) in diameter. The seventy thorns were reportedly divided up between the Byzantine emperors and the Kings of France. The accounts of pilgrims to Jerusalem report the Crown of Thorns.

  5. Hymn - Wikipedia

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    One approach, the regulative principle of worship, favoured by many Zwinglians, Calvinists and some radical reformers, considered anything that was not directly authorised by the Bible to be a novel and Catholic introduction to worship, which was to be rejected. All hymns that were not direct quotations from the Bible fell into this category.

  6. Religious music - Wikipedia

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    The word jori means pair and the jori is a pair of two drums. The musician playing the jori will use one hand per drum whilst playing the instrument. The instrument was created during the time of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Dev Ji. Originally, one of the most popular drums used in South Asia in the 16th century was the Mardang.

  7. Not just a book: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it ...

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    Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of ...

  8. Shofar - Wikipedia

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    Shofars were used for signifying the start of a war. [8] They were also employed in processions [ 9 ] as musical accompaniment, [ 10 ] and were inserted into the temple orchestra by David . [ 11 ] Note that the "trumpets" described in Numbers 10 are a different instrument, described by the Hebrew word for 'trumpet' ( Hebrew : חצוצרה ...

  9. Psalm 150 - Wikipedia

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    In Psalm 150, the psalmist urges the congregation to praise God with music and dancing, naming nine types of musical instruments. In most versions of the Bible, the Book of Psalms has 150 psalms and Psalm 150 is the final one. However, that is not the case in the Eastern Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox canons, which have 151 and 155 psalms ...