Intricately designed 1,700-year-old artifact was discovered intact near the Mount of Olives, will go on display in Jerusalem The post Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans ...

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 1,700-year-old oil lamp dating to the Late Roman Empire was found during a dig near the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

A rare 1,700 year old oil lamp, decorated with Temple symbols - menorah, incense shovel and lulav, was found in Jerusalem during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations. The ceramic oil lamp from ...

Hanukkah: The history of the menorah and hanukkiah seen in ancient manuscripts The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor) over the Hanukkah period ...

THE RABBIS TAUGHT that the candles or oil lamps of the Menorah must not overlap like the flames of a m’durah, a campfire or bonfire. Rather, each day’s new candle, ...

According to tenement.org, the oil of the menorah remained aflame for eight days despite only being enough for a single day after the Second Temple of Jerusalem had been ransacked.

Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, along with stone molds used to make similar lamps, in an image released on December 26, 2024.

The menorah occasionally appears on personal objects such as oil lamps, which – being an illumination vessel, perhaps evoked a feeling of lighting the Temple menorah.” The lamp will be shown ...