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"We believe this bull represents one of Bethsaida's chief
deities. Unfortunately, the stele was no longer intact; we found it
in five scattered pieces. As we were clearing the area, we recalled
the passage in Lamentations 4:1 in which the prophet bemoans the
destruction of Jerusalem: "The sacred stones are scattered at
the head of every courtyard." We suspect that the stele was
deliberately destroyed during the Assyrian attack on
Bethsaida."
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