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...period between the two Visitations of the comet was a tough time for humans and other inhabitants of the earth. The Chinese, he says, called this era the "Valley of Obscurity" and the "Somber Residence"; the Nordics called it the "Twilight of the Gods"; the Hebrews the "Shadow of Death...
...Stood Still. When the comet passed by, it left destruction and famine. Fortunately, however, says Velikovsky, its nutritious tail condensed into edible manna and nourished the Children of Israel...
...years the comet kept the solar system in an uproar, charging among the peaceful planets like *a bull at a Sunday-school picnic. It zoomed past the earth again when the Children of Israel, commanded by Joshua, were tangling with the Amorites. Said Joshua: "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." (Joshua...
Joshua, says Velikovsky, should get no credit for this neat bit of military strategy. The comet was grazing the earth at that time, and had stopped the earth's rotation. The Israelites were so absorbed in polishing off the Amorites that they did not notice this astronomical cataclysm...
...Comet Tanned. After leaving the earth for the second time, the comet bore down on the planet Mars (the Greeks recorded a love affair between the god Mars and the goddess Venus). This encounter settled and domesticated the comet, which accepted a regular orbit. Now, as the planet Venus, it revolves around...