Israel (and Palestine territories)
There are 230 items in Israel (and Palestine territories):
Menahem
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.Menahem (66 CE) Sources: Flavius Josephus, Jewish War…Menorah
Menorah: The seven-branched lampstand in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, one of the most common symbols of Judaism.First Temple Drawing of…Midrash Rabbah Lamentations 2.2.4
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…Mishnah
Mishnah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנָה, "repetition"): first great collection of rabbinical wisdom.Sepphoris|type:picture] After the fall of Jerusalem, in 70 CE, Jewish life had no temple and no high priest any more. Judaism had to reinvent itself. The Sadducees vanished, the people who had written the…
Modern reconstruction of Noah's Ark |
Nablus, Tombstone of G. Valerius of IIII Flavia Felix |
Nazareth
Nazareth: small town in Galilee, not far from Sepphoris. Nazareth, "Cave of the Annunciation" Excavations indicate that habitation dates back to the…
Nazareth, "Cave of the Annunciation" |
Panias, Crusader Castle Nimrod |
Panias, Palace of Agrippa II |
Peutinger Map, Judaea |
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate: Roman prefect of Judaea from 26 CE to 36 CE, best known for the execution of Jesus of Nazareth.Sources Portrait…