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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Lintel with Hebrew inscription: this is the school of Eliezer Ha-Rapad. Rabbi Eliezer was known for his interpretations of the Mishnah. From a building near El-Al, Golan Heights, Israel.
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Lintel with Hebrew inscription: this is the school of Eliezer Ha-Rapad. Rabbi...

Hasmonean bread stamp. Inscription: STAMP engraved in Aramaic Clay
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Hasmonean bread stamp. Inscription: STAMP...

Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with the name of Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea (26-36 CE). Stone, from Caesarea, Israel
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Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with t...

Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with the name of Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea (26-36 CE). Stone, from Caesarea, Israel
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Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with t...

A few lines (in Hebrew square writing) from one of the two scrolls of Isaiah found in cave 1 of Qumran, north-west of the Dead Sea. The text seems to interpret Isaiah's apocalyptic visions as predicting events at the time of the Essene Community (130-68 BCE).
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A few lines (in Hebrew square writing) from one of the two scrolls of Isai...

Drawing of a menorah engraved into a lime floor upon a thick layer of plaster, in a house opposite the Temple of Jerusalem (around 40 BCE), burnt at the destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 CE.
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Drawing of a menorah engraved into a lime floor upon a thick layer of pl...

Drawing of a menorah (height 20 cm) on a stone. Probably the oldest representation of a Temple Menorah. The 2nd Temple was destroyed in 70 CE.
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Drawing of a menorah (height 20 cm) on a stone. Probably the oldest repr...

Carbonized relics and terracotta plate, found in the ruins of the 2nd Temple of Jerusalem, destroyed by Titus, 70 CE.
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Carbonized relics and terracotta plate, found in the ruins of th...

The "Seat of Moses", basalt,a place of honor with armrests in the synagogue of Chorazim. An Aramaic inscription mentions "Yudan, son of Yishmael",who contributed to the construction of the synagogue.
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The "Seat of Moses", basalt,a place of honor with armrests in the synagogu...

Menorah medallion in relief on a lintel from the ruins of the synagogue of Aphek, a village in the Golan Heights east of the Sea of Galilee, Israel.
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Menorah medallion in relief on a lintel from the ruins of the synagogue o...

Pottery sherd decorated with menorah and shofar horn, from Beit-Natif (3rd-4th).
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Pottery sherd decorated with menorah and shofar horn, from Beit-N...

Stone capital showing a menorah carved in relief among acanthus leaves. From a synagogue at Caesarea, Israel
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Stone capital showing a menorah carved in relief among acanthus...