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{{quote |The shape of the latter [cross] had its origin in ancient Chaldea, and was used as the symbol of the god Tammuz (being in the shape of the mystic Tau, the initial of his name) in that country and in adjacent lands, including Egypt."|''Vine's Annotated Dictionary of Old and New Testaments'', William Edwy Vine, Thomas Nelson Incorporated}} | {{quote |The shape of the latter [cross] had its origin in ancient Chaldea, and was used as the symbol of the god Tammuz (being in the shape of the mystic Tau, the initial of his name) in that country and in adjacent lands, including Egypt."|''Vine's Annotated Dictionary of Old and New Testaments'', William Edwy Vine, Thomas Nelson Incorporated}} | ||
Crosses were also found on temples and tombstones of kings in the ancient Egypt. In the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, a historical site of royal tombs made during the New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt (B.C. | Crosses were also found on temples and tombstones of kings in the ancient Egypt. In the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, a historical site of royal tombs made during the New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt (1570–1070 B.C.), you can find murals depicting ''Ankh'', a cross with a loop.<ref>[[commons:File:Looking_out_from_Ramses_V_VI_tomb_in_Valley_of_Kings_on_West_Bank_of_Luxor_Egypt.jpg|Looking out from Ramses V_VI tomb in Valley of Kings on West Bank of Luxor Egypt]], ''Wikimedia''</ref><ref>[[commons:File:KV17,_the_tomb_of_Pharaoh_Seti_I_of_the_Nineteenth_Dynasty,_Valley_of_the_Kings,_Egypt_(49845804653).jpg|KV17, the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty, Valley of the Kings, Egypt]], ''Wikimedia''</ref> On the back of a coin, which is believed to be used at Veritus, Phoenicia (now Beirut, Lebanon), the goddess Astarte, which was worshiped by the Phoenicians, is holding a cross.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1994-0915-190 Coin], ''The British Museum''</ref> In the ruins of Assyria, Ashurnasirpal II, who reigned in 883–859 B.C., was depicted with a cross around his neck on one of the stone tombs.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1851-0902-32 Stela], ''The British Museum''</ref> Thus, the worship of the cross was a religious custom in ancient countries a long time before Jesus Christ was sacrificed on the cross. | ||
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