Here we have possibly one of the earliest known records of hand clasping for religious purposes, roughly 800 years before the birth of Christ being used in the pagan worship of elemental deities, such as the sun and moon. 1881 AD), of pagan priests performing religious worship of the sun god, Shamash. Here in the image below we have a stone relief, discovered in Iraq (ca. Modern Day Iraq) were worshiping the sun god Shamash. In 8th century BC, the people of Sumeria (i.e.
888-885 BC) and ending in the Holy Bible where we discover how our Father intended us to pray. In this article we will explore the pagan origins of the Praying Hands, starting in ancient Sumeria (ca. Today, Jewish people do not pray with their hands clasped, in fact, they are unlike the entire world.Īs you will see in subsequent sections within this article, nearly every major religion prays with their hands clasped, except for one -the Jewish people. The Jewish Talmud states that “Raba removed his cloak, clasped his hands and prayed,”, so we know at one time, even the Jewish people may have occasionally prayed with clasped hands however, the written Torah does not command them to do so. In this article we learn to pray as our Father intended. The act of one clasping their hands while praying is not at all exclusive to Christianity, in fact, nearly all major religions, including pagans, clasp their hands, in like fashion, while praying to their God(s).
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