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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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Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Iraq
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Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief from th...

Greek inscription on an ostracon from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, according to tradition, Jesus was flogged.
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Greek inscription on an ostracon from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Francisc...

Necklace, "mille fiori" glass pearls, from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, according to tradition, Jesus was flogged.
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Necklace, "mille fiori" glass pearls, from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Fr...

Bracelets, from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, according to tradition, Jesus was flogged. Glasspaste
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Bracelets, from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, ac...

Charcoal inscription "Mariam" (Mary), from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, according to tradition, Jesus was flogged.
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Charcoal inscription "Mariam" (Mary), from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Fr...

Charcoal inscription on an ossuary "Shim 'on bar..." from Dominus Flevit in Jerusalem, the Franciscan monastery where, according to tradition, Jesus was flogged.
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Charcoal inscription on an ossuary "Shim 'on bar..." from Dominus Flevit in Je...

Seal "LMLK" on the handle of a jug found in the grotto underneath the Bethlehem Basilica, Israel
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Seal "LMLK" on the handle of a jug found in the grotto underneath the Be...

Two fishhooks found at the shore of Lake Galilee in Caphernaum, Israel
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Two fishhooks found at the shore of Lake Galilee in Caphernaum, Israel

A menorah, the seven-armed chandelier used during the Hanukkah Festival, celebrated in memory of the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabeean revolt in 164 BCE. Bronze coin issued under Antigonos II, last Hasmonean king, executed in 37 BCE.
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A menorah, the seven-armed chandelier used during the Hanukkah Festival, cele...

Brick with stamp of the Roman Legion "Legio Fretensis" which took part in the destruction of Jerusalem, Israel.
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Brick with stamp of the Roman Legion "Legio Fretensis" which...

Jacob's Well, Nablus, Israel. Here Jacob watered his herds, according to Jewish and Arab tradition.
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Jacob's Well, Nablus, Israel. Here Jacob watered his herds, according to Jewish...

Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is said to have sat in judgement. According to Jewish tradition, the site of the Muslim Shrine at Er Ram was the burial place of Samuel.
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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is sa...