Great Seal of California Great Seal of California The Great Seal of the State of California was adopted at the California state Constitutional Convention of 1849 and has undergone minor design changes since then, the last being the standardization of the seal in 1937. The seal shows the Roman goddess Minerva (Athena in Greek mythology), the goddess of wisdom and war, because she was born an adult, and California was never a territory; a California grizzly bear (the official state animal) feeding on grape vines, representing California's wine production; a sheaf of grain, representing agriculture; a miner, representing the California Gold Rush and the
Timeline of the name "Palestine" biblical term for Philistines in Greek ("Philistieim") was different from the contemporary Greek name for the region ("Palaistine") The five books of the Pentateuch / Torah include a total of 10 references, including: The Historical books (see Deuteronomistic history) include over 250 references, almost 200 of which are in the Book of Judges and the Books of Samuel, including: Wisdom books include only 6 references, all in the Psalms, including: Books of the Major prophets and Minor prophets include around 20 references, including: Per Martin Noth, the name likely comes from the Aramaic word for Philistine. Noth also described a