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Ever since the Canaanite period, certain gifts, for instance for the inauguration of a new sanctuary, were offered in silver bowls like this one, discovered in Tell-el-Farah.
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Ever since the Canaanite period, certain gifts, for instance for the ina...

Seal of Shebanyahu, "servant (minister) of Osias". Jewish monarchy, 8th BCE
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Seal of Shebanyahu, "servant (minister) of Osias". Jewish monarchy, 8th BCE

Two Jewish medallions made of blue and yellow glass, showing menorah, shofar and lulav; ring with seal showing a menorah; and two lead medallions with menoroth 2nd - 4th CE.
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Two Jewish medallions made of blue and yellow glass, showing menorah, shofar...

Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem, with an exhibit of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem, with an exhibit of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Pentecost altar. The apostles gather in Jerusalem and receive the "tongues of fire". (Acts 2:1-4) 1731
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Pentecost altar. The apostles gather in Jerusalem and receive the "tongues...

Theodor Herzl,founding father of the State of Israel (1860-1904)
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Theodor Herzl,founding father of the State of Israel (1860-1904)

Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. The upper part is decorated with the signs of the zodiac and with vegetation associated with Jerusalem, palm trees and cypresses. Paper, 97 x 74 cm
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Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. Th...

Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Tiberias, Israel, 1888. Apotropaic eyes in the upper corners protect bride and groom from evil and bad luck. Paint and ink on paper, 45,2 x 36,7 cm
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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Tiberias, Israel, 1888. Apotropaic...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indicate the direction of prayer towards Jerusalem. This Shiviti is in the form of a panoramic map of Israel. From Istanbul, Turkey, 1853. Paint, ink and collage on paper. 99 x 79 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indica...

Wadi Halfa,1867
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Wadi Halfa,1867

Hagar and Ismael in the Desert of Bersheeba, Israel. Oil on canvas (after 1580) 140 x 282 cm Inv. 3673
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Hagar and Ismael in the Desert of Bersheeba, Israel. Oil on canvas (after 158...