Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
The seed, dubbed “Sheba,” could be the long-lost tree that produced a resin with healing properties mentioned in the Bible.
“Every day, people are asking when it will be ready,” the site manager in Jerusalem told JNS.
“We found the name of Jesus before Christianity was part of the Roman Empire,” Alegre Savariego, of the Israel Antiquities Authority, told JNS.
The Bronze Age vessel is back on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa.
The Noguchi Museum said that wearing a keffiyeh and other “such expressions can unintentionally alienate segments of our diverse visitorship.”
In recent decades, researchers have begun to challenge the idea that the battle lasted three years.
“We hope that this voluntary act by the museum will inform and encourage similar institutions to reach fair and just solutions,” the head of the Allentown Art Museum stated.
The seal, unearthed by the Temple Mount’s southern wall, is believed to date back 2,700 years and to have been used by a senior official in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The jug had stood in its location at the museum entrance for 35 years.
The sand-filled vaulted tomb, which dates to the fourth century C.E., was found in the 1930s, about 300 meters from the beach.
Items such as expensive oils, grape seeds and 2,000-year-old eggshells were discovered during an excavation near the City of David.
Anti-Israel advocates also targeted other museum officials with red paint.
