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This shallow bowl, 5.35 inches (13.6 cm) in diameter, was discovered on the bench at the foot of the sacrificial altar in the Arad sanctuary. It is inscribed with the letter kof followed by a kaf or s…
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Arad, Land of Israel
(Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA (?)–IIB, 9th (?)–8th Century BCE
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I am Mesha son of Chemoshyat king of Moab, the Di-bonite. My father reigned over Moab thirty years and I reigned after my father.
And I built this high place for Chemosh in the “citadel,” a high place…
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ca. 835 BCE
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539 BCE
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This limestone model of a shrine, around 8 inches wide, 10 inches long, and 14 inches high (20 cm × 25 cm × 35 cm), was painted red. The façade features a triple-recessed door frame, above which is a…
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Tirzah, Land of Israel
(Tell el-Far'ah, West Bank)
Date:
Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE
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Its multiple (seven) spouts and pedestal make this lamp from the sanctuary area of Tel Dan unusual. Lamps like this could be as tall as 9 inches (23 cm) and as wide as 6.7 inches (17 cm) in diameter…
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Dan, Land of Israel
(Tel Dan, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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Ḥayim ben Bezalel
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire
(Worms, Germany)
Date:
Late 15th or 16th Century
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Shown here are two slightly different reconstructions of the Tabernacle based on the Bible’s descriptions; many details derive from educated guesses. The first shows the sanctuary compound with its…
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Biblical Period
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The Arad sanctuary today exists in ruins (image on left), and scholars have attempted its reconstruction (right). The sanctuary included a building with a broad hall approximately 35 feet (10.5 m)…
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Arad, Land of Israel
(Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This altar is approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall and 5 feet (1.5 m) square. The protrusions at its upper corners are reminiscent of the “horns” of the Tabernacle altar (see “The Tabernacle”)…
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Beersheba, Land of Israel
(Beersheba, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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Found in Jerusalem in the plaza of the Western Wall and possibly made of limestone, the top register of this seal contains a garland of four pomegranates, one of which was damaged when the seal was…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIC, 7th Century BCE