Israel (and Palestine territories)
There are 230 items in Israel (and Palestine territories):
The Siloam Inscription
Siloam Inscription: inscription from Jerusalem, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, documenting the cutting of a water tunnel. Siloam Inscription After the…4Q242 Prayer of Nabonidus
In October 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus took Babylon, the ancient capital of an oriental empire covering modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. In a broader sense, Babylon was the ancient world's capital of scholarship and science. The subject…Abu Isa' al-Isfahani
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration wasa matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Abu Isa' al-Isfahani The rise of Islam and the…
Amarna, Letter from King Abdi-Hepa of Jerusalem |
Ambibulus, Marcus
Marcus Ambibulus: Roman knight, governor of Judaea (6-9 CE).According to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, Marcus Ambibulus was one of the Roman governors of Judaea. His tenure of office is usually dated between 6 and 9 CE, although a slightly…An Anonymous Prophet
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.An unnamed prophet (c.59 CE) Source: Flavius Josephus,…Appian on Bar Kochba
Simon ben Kosiba, surnamed Simon bar Kochba ("son of the star") was a Jewish Messiah. Between 132 and 135, he was the leader of the last resistance against the Romans. After the end of the disastrous rebellion, the rabbis called…Athronges
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Athronges, the shepherd (4 BCE) Sources: Flavius Josephus,…Ba'al
Ba'al (Hebrew בעל, Ba'l, "lord"; Greek Βήλος): title of several Canaanite deities. Stele of the "smiting god" from Ugarit The word Ba'al…
Beth Shean, Canaanite stele with a lion and dog |
Beth Shean, Dedication to Mekal |
Beth Shean, Hill |