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News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel

“Just as wood goes through the fire, when a nation goes through flames it can come out stronger on the other side,” the artist Jonathan York told JNS.
The site in Hurvat Husham reveals some of the first characteristics of the transition from village to urban life, said the excavation managers.
“If you feel like rolling up your sleeves and being an active participant, you might consider joining a ‘dig for a day.’”
“In hindsight, they should have been asked to change before being seated,” said Kith and Kin in a statement.
The excavations shed light on how the military campaign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, affected the economy in the Kingdom of Judah.
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.