he burned to lime the bones: In an earlier conflict, the people of Moab captured the king of Edom. Burning a body was viewed as a deep insult. If the king’s ashes (literally lime) were then mixed into plaster, the shame would be even greater.
he burned to lime the bones: In an earlier conflict, the people of Moab captured the king of Edom. Burning a body was viewed as a deep insult. If the king’s ashes (literally lime) were then mixed into plaster, the shame would be even greater.