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Byzantine church at Kursi. Because of its situation
on the northern shore of Lake Genezareth, it may
well be the town where fishermen lived in Jesus' time.
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Byzantine church at Kursi. Because of its situation on the northern shore of Lak...

Copy of the copper scroll found in Cave 3 of  Qumran.  
This is the only Qumran text engraved on metal.The     
text in Aramaic tells about a hidden treasure of silver
and gold weighing about 120-160 tons and lists over 60 
hiding places, most of them in Jerusalem and Jericho.
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Copy of the copper scroll found in Cave 3 of Qumran. This is the only Qumran...

Strips of the copper scrolls found in  cave 3 of Qumran.
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Strips of the copper scrolls found in cave 3 of Qumran.

Strips of the copper scroll, found in cave 3 of Qumran
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Strips of the copper scroll, found in cave 3 of Qumran

Strips of a copper scroll,found in  cave 3 of Qumran
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Strips of a copper scroll,found in cave 3 of Qumran

Strips of the copper scrolls found in  cave 3 of Qumran.
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Strips of the copper scrolls found in cave 3 of Qumran.

Copper inkpot found at Qumran.
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Copper inkpot found at Qumran.

"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a           
wall of a rock-cut burial cave near Lachish            
(early 6th BCE).
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"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a wall of a rock-cut buria...

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...

Ink pot  found at Qumran
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Ink pot found at Qumran

Small terracotta potsherd with incised fish-bone       
pattern. From the site of the fishponds of             
Sha'ar Hagolan, near the ancient shore of the          
Yarmuk river. Height 9 cm                              
Yarmukian culture.
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Small terracotta potsherd with incised fish-bone pattern. From the site o...

Two bronze coins. Left: coin of Antigonus (40-37 BCE), 
last Hasmonaean king of Judah, shows a menorah.        
Right, inscription in the wreath: Period of John       
Hyrcanus II (High Priest, 67-40 BCE).                  
Size: 1.5 cm diameter. Reifenberg Collection
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Two bronze coins. Left: coin of Antigonus (40-37 BCE), last Hasmonaean king of...