Category Archives: Archaeology
The Gezer calendar -a 3000 years evidence of a school boy’s exercise?
If you travel 32 Km west northwest of Jerusalem, you will arrive today to a place called Gezer, that in literal translation in modern Hebrew means a carrot. But this “carrot” has at least 3000 years of heritage, from the days it was defeated by Joshua (Josh 10:33; 12:12), and allotted to the tribe of [...]
2008 Top 5 Discoveries this Year in Israel
1. Seal Impression of Jeremiah’s Attempted Killer It is rather outrageous to directly assume that the Minister Gedaliah Ben Pashur of the Bible who attempted to kill the Jerusalem prophet, is the same man mentioned on the 2,600 year old seal impression. However taking into consideration that this Biblical character was entangled in this ugly [...]
An Assyrian Archer Re-sketched?
It is of no surprise to hear another personal seal has been uncovered in one of the many on-going excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem (the Western Wall Plaza). What may be the twist in this tale is the possibility that the seal may have been planted – a fake. Anyone who has seen [...]
Golden Amulet with Hebrew Prayer
A 3rd Century CE Roman grave has revealed a startling find- a small golden scroll with the Hebrew prayer, known as the Shema, "Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one" (Deuteronomy 6:4). The scroll is a Greek transcription of the prayer, and was found resting in an infant’s grave. This [...]
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