Beersheba fragment with menorah depiction
| Oil Lamp Fragment | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1st century CE |
| Period/culture | Second Temple Period |
| Discovered | Beersheba, Negev Desert, Israel |
| Present location | Israel Antiquities Authority |
| Culture | Jewish |
The 'Oil Lamp Fragment' is an old remnant of a Jewish oil lamp.[1][2]
Discovery
The fragment was discovered during excavations in the Beersheba Settlement, an ancient Jewish site.[3] It depicts a nine-stemmed menorah.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "2,000-Year-Old Menorah Image Uncovered in Southern Israel - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba". Christians United for Israel. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Archaeologists unearth 2,000 year-old Second Temple era Beersheba settlement". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba". THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.
- ^ "Archaeologists find menorah image on oil lamp from Jesus' time". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-22.