Beersheba fragment with menorah depiction explained
The 'Oil Lamp Fragment' is an old remnant of a Jewish oil lamp.[1] [2] [3]
Discovery
The fragment of an ancient jewish oil lamp was found unearthed the Beersheba Settlement in the Negev Desert.[4] It was discovered during excavations beneath destroyed buildings that date back to the time of the Judaea Province.[5] [6] The settlement and the oil lamp itself were destroyed during the Jewish-Roman wars.[7] [8]
The fragment
The oil lamp fragment decorated with a nine-branched menorah.[9]
References
- Web site: 2,000-Year-Old Menorah Image Uncovered in Southern Israel - Archaeology Magazine . 2024-02-22 . www.archaeology.org.
- Web site: 2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba . 2024-02-22 . Christians United for Israel . en-US.
- Web site: i24NEWS . 2019-04-04 . 2,000 year-old menorah discovered at site near Israel's Beer Sheva in the Negev . 2024-02-22 . I24news . en.
- Web site: 2019-04-10 . Wyjątkowe odkrycie archeologów. Lampa z czasów Jezusa . 2024-02-22 . Aleteia Polska . pl.
- Web site: 2019-04-05 . Archaeologists unearth 2,000 year-old Second Temple era Beersheba settlement . 2024-02-22 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
- Web site: Israel discovers 2,000-year-old Jewish village with rare oil lamp - Xinhua English.news.cn . 2024-03-05 . www.xinhuanet.com.
- Web site: 2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba . THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.
- Web site: 2019-04-09 . Archaeologists find menorah image on oil lamp from Jesus' time . 2024-02-22 . Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture . en.
- Web site: 2019-04-05 . Nine-branch Menorah discovered at Beer Sheba - one of the earliest of its kind . 2024-02-28 . The Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority . en-US.
