A newly discovered 2,000-year-old stone in Jerusalem features a rare menorah engraving, offering a unique glimpse into Second Temple-era art.

Unearthed during roadwork in Jerusalem's Motza neighborhood, this pillar head may depict a menorah that dates back at least 1,500 years.

This is particularly intriguing because seven-branched menorahs typically appear on capitals from synagogues of the late Roman and Byzantine periods, such as those found at Capernaum and Caesarea.

JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

It is not the eight-branch menorah of Chanukah. There were seven menorahs with seven branches each in the temple. Both the Star of David and the Chanukah Menorah remind us of wars.

Hanukkah is now celebrated by lighting candles on a nine-branched menorah, but the seven-branched menorah depicted on the lamp was used only in rituals in the Jerusalem Temple.

Dozens of people stood watch while a flame was carried up to the top of the 32 ft. tall menorah in Baltimore City. Mayor Scott, along with Jewish leaders, lit the first five branches of the ...

Reza/Getty Images The menorah lit by the Maccabees in the ancient Temple had seven branches — three on each side and one in the middle.

A Menorah, or Chanukiah, has nine branches, eight of which represent the eight nights of Hanukkah. The candelabra also pays a tribute to the Menorah inside the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, which ...

Jewish people light one branch of the menorah for eight days to commemorate this history and observe the holiday.

Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, in an image released on December 26, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority) ...

A rare ceramic oil lamp from the Late Roman period, decorated with depictions of the Temple menorah, incense shovel and lulav (date palm branch used in Jewish ritual), discovered during an Israel ...