The sky, the stars and the Jews Joan Mirˇ Ametller The
contribution of Hebrew culture to astronomy did not become
important until, having already been identified in terms of its
Jewish content, it was introduced within the context of other
cultures. This does not mean that Hebrews and Jews in general
did not make astronomical observations or knew nothing about
astrology. It is self-evident that they were permanently in
contact with peoples that not only knew about it but also
practised it, races and peoples with whom they cohabited and had
everyday contacts. It simply means that the only records that we
have in this respect are a few references in the body of sacred,
historical, literary and regulatory texts that we could describe
as being of an official nature. In contradiction of the negative
statement at the beginning of this text, I myself could make all
manner of daring speculations based on the texts I have just
mentioned, on references found in the different books of the
Bible, in which we can assume w