Beersheba fragment with menorah depiction
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| 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][3]
Discovery
The fragment was discovered during excavations in the Beersheba Settlement, an ancient Jewish site.[4] It depicts a nine-stemmed menorah.[5][6][7]
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.
- ^ i24NEWS (2019-04-04). "2,000 year-old menorah discovered at site near Israel's Beer Sheva in the Negev". I24news. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Wyjątkowe odkrycie archeologów. Lampa z czasów Jezusa". Aleteia Polska (in Polish). 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-02-22.