artistic portrayals are, in general, similar in appearance to the Israelis and Arabs living in and around Israel/Palestine today. Of course, ethnic groups always reflect variety in appearance, and this description is certainly an over-generalization; yet it is important to attempt a description of an average Old Testament Israelite. For Anglo-European Christian readers, it is critical to come to grips with the fact that these people were not blue-eyed, blond-haired Caucasians; they did not look like