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The front of this coin depicts an animal horn, probably a shofar (parallel lines across the horn suggest horns of rams and some other animals). If this is a shofar, it likely signifies praying to God…
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Yehud, Land of Israel (Southern Israel, Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, 4th 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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This group of ritual containers from Lachish, for incense or other types of offerings, includes ceramic stands, offering bowls, chalices, and a small stone altar found near them. The ceramic stand on…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE
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This detail appears on the right side of a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud. The two Bes figures on the lower left are unrelated to the lyre player in the upper right. Bes was a minor…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
Date:
Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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In this detail from a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud, five people stand with raised forearms (their hands are not depicted). As raised hands usually signify praying, the scene may represent…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
Date:
Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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Toggle pins and fibulae were fasteners for garments, and because they were often decorated, they also functioned as jewelry. The toggle pin was a thick straight pin, ornamented on its upper part or…
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Mizpah, Land of Israel (Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank)
Date:
Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE
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In the ninth year,
From Siptan, to Baalzamar:
A jar of aged wine
Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Kaleh Qaţār-e Soflá, Iran)
Date:
First Quarter of the 8th Century BCE
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In the tenth year, from Azzah, to Gaddiyaw:
A jar of pure oil
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Kaleh Qaţār-e Soflá, Iran)
Date:
First Quarter of the 8th Century BCE
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Belonging to Gedalyahu “who is over the House.”
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
Date:
6th Century BCE
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Belonging to Hizkiyahu (Hezekiah), (son of) Ahaz, king of Judah.
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
7th Century BCE