Crucified Jesus Head and torso of a crucified Christ Lebanon region 12th-13th century Poplar wood, plastered and painted 43 x 20 cm Permanent loan to the Israel Museum from Ze’ev Goldmann, Jerusalem This powerful yet restrained depiction of the crucified Christ, of which only the head and torso remain, is the only known example of […]
First Temple and Ark of the Covenant View of the Rock showing the location of the Holy of Holies. On the left is the foundation trench for the southern wall of the Holy of Holies. The western scarp measures 20 cubits, as did each side of the Holy of Holies. The northern scarp had originally […]
Grey Sandstone Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora), Palaestina Tertia Byzantine period 15th March, 456 CE (Thursday) Length- 40 cm, width- 30 cm, thickness- 8 cm, height of letters- 1.2-2.1 cm Published- Meimaris and Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou 2005- no. 205. Translation of the Greek text- “One (is) the God. Monument of Maron, (son) of Kaioumos, who died having a […]
Gray Sandstone Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora), Palaestina Tertia Byzantine period 22nd March, 461 CE Length- 45.5 cm, width- 31 cm, thickness- 7.5-8 cm, height of letters- 1.1 cm Unpublished Translation of the Greek text- “One (is) God, Lord of all things. Monument of Lucia, (daughter) of Peter, who died with a good name at the […]
REDIRECT Epitaph of Lucia, Daughter of Peter, 461 CE
The Great Game is the name given to the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. It began in 1813 with the Russo-Persian Treaty and ended in 1907 with the Anglo-Russian Convention. 1892 Marquess George Nathaniel Curzon “Without India the British Empire could not exist. […]
A vase in the shape of a man’s head found during Garstang’s excavations in Jericho and ascribed to a people called the Hyksos, which conquered Palestine and Egypt in the 18th century BCE. Landay, Jerry M., Silent Cities Sacred Stones; Archaeological discovery in Israel. New York- MCall Publishing Company, 1971. Something incredible and frightful befell […]
Beginning with Genesis 37, dreams play an important role in the narrative. Scripture records the content and meaning of the dreams of Joseph, the two officers of Pharaoh in jail, and Pharaoh. Throughout the Bible, dreams are a vehicle by which God communicates with humans, and thus were taken seriously. This belief was held throughout […]
The practice of circumcision was widespread in antiquity, but its origin and purpose remain uncertain. Bas-reliefs from Egypt, dating from the third millennium, attest to the practice among the Egyptians. In biblical times, West Semitic peoples, comprising Israelites, Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites, were circumcised, but not the East Semitic peoples of Mesopotamia, such as the […]
Roman Theater at Beth-Shean. Background- The tell and the lower city. Foreground- the Roman theater. The huge theater was built around 200 CE. Although the middle tier has been robbed, and the upper tier has blown off altogether, the preservation is impressive. There used to be seats for 7000 spectators. A stairway on the east […]