Chernin added that the oil lamp was "particularly surprising" because very little is known about Jews who lived in Jerusalem in the fourth century. "After the Roman emperor Hadrian suppressed the ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman Empire had tried to ...

A rare ceramic oil lamp from the late Roman period that bears images of items used in the Second Temple has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday.

Archaeologists have unearthed an incredible ceramic oil lamp from the Late Roman ... expelled the Jews from the city of Jerusalem. “The Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces ...

A ceramic oil lamp from the late Roman period was uncovered near the Mountain of Olives in Jerusalem during an excavation, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Thursday. Decorated with the ...

Amazing ancient discoveries from around the world unearthed in recent years. From Iron Age hoards and rare biblical ...

Jerusalem [Israel], December 26 (ANI/TPS): An intricately decorated 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp, adorned with symbols linked to the Jewish Temple was discovered during an archaeological excavation ...

the Maccabees found only enough ritually pure oil to fuel the temple’s ceremonial lamp, The Menorah, for one day, but it burned for eight days. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or ...

(JNS) - A 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp, decorated with depictions of the Temple of Jerusalem's menorah, has been uncovered in the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday. The ...