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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)
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Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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The chalice, covered with red slip (a thin mixture of red clay and water), consists of a tall, hollow stand and a separate bowl; both parts are decorated with downturned petals. Together they stand…
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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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The Lord said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of…
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This is the text of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the province of Beyond the River, and Shethar-boze-nai and his colleagues, the officials of Beyond the River, sent to King Darius…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
If any man’s wife has gone astray and broken faith with him in that a man has had carnal relations with her…
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These two modern depictions of the Temple built by King Solomon on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem are based on biblical descriptions and pertinent archaeological evidence from other sanctuaries and…
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This terra-cotta model of a shrine from Tirzah stands 8 inches (21 cm) tall. The façade has an entrance with a grooved threshold flanked by fluted pilasters, with inward-curling volute capitals topped…
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Khirbet Keiyafa, Land of Israel
(Khirbet Keiyafa, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, first Half of 10th Century BCE
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Ze’ev Raban
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1925
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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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When Moses had ascended the mountain, the cloud covered the mountain. The Presence of the Lord abode on Mount Sinai, and the cloud hid it for six days. On the seventh day He called to…
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