The history of the people of Israel

Mesopotamian ziggurat in Iran. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Neharda, Chapter 3: Shmuel – Neharda’s Stargazer

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How did Nehardea become the city and mother of the Jews of Babylon, and what is the relationship between Samuel the Amora, Babylonian astronomy, an ancient ziggurat, and mysterious comets?
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Unnamed Revolt: The Jews of Israel and Their Support for Septimius Severus Against Pescanius Niger see

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Between the Great Revolt and Bar Kokhba – A Forgotten Chapter in the History of the People: How the Jews of the Land of Israel Found Themselves, Directly or Indirectly, on the Side of Emperor Septimius Severus in His War for the Crown in the 2nd Century AD
The celebration of LG Baumer in Miron in 2017. Photo: David Cohen, shutterstock

"Bewitched" messianic fanaticism gave birth to the tradition of the Law of Omar

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The vine is one of the seven species and the mitzvah of drinking wine is a separate part of various rituals in Judaism. Illustration: pixabay.

"Bring us wine and must"

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One of the sections recovered from the Qumran Scrolls. Credit: The Antiquities Authority, the online library of the Judean Desert scrolls by Leon Levy.

One of the last two undeciphered Qumran scrolls has been recovered

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Reconstruction of a textile house. Source: Chai, Wikimedia Commons.

Good oil with a good name

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Ancient Roman glassware, photo: Carole Raddato.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the 2nd century onwards - the glass and the presidency

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Illustration: pixabay.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the second century AD onwards - Chapter Five - Ceramics as a sign of capital and government

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Reconstruction of the biblical persimmon perfume, from the exhibition "Jerusalem: A Medical Diagnosis Exhibition", 2014. Photo: Deror avi / Wikimedia.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the second century AD onwards - chapter four - literal royal cradle

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Excavation of the Wilson arch - general view. In the excavation, 8 layers of the stones of the Kotel were exposed. Photo: Yaniv Berman, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority.

In the tunnels of the Western Wall, new layers are revealed to the depth of the Western Wall, as well as an ancient Roman theater

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The remains of the ancient settlement Tzipori. The infrastructural conditions of the Galilee promoted the growth of intensive farms, including the "city", which is the villa rustica in the Roman style. Photo: Liorca, Wikimedia.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the second century AD onwards - Chapter Three - Intensive economy: a real agricultural revolution

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Gat, displayed at the Bible Days Museum, Ein Kerem. Photo: Y.S., Wikipedia.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the second century AD onwards - Chapter Two - Agriculture: Capital and Government

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The flowers of the sandalwood tree (Santalum album). Photo: JMGarg, Wikimedia.

persimmon? is that so?

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Remains of a Roman villa in Apollonia. Photo: Gilgamesh / Wikimedia.

The economic situation in the Land of Israel from the second century AD onwards - first chapter - Villas in the literature of the Sages

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Reconstruction of the biblical persimmon perfume, from the exhibition "Jerusalem: A Medical Diagnosis Exhibition", 2014. Photo: Deror avi / Wikimedia.

The mystery of the secret perfume

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The stone tools that were uncovered in the maker's house. Photo: Shmuel Magal, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority.

A quarry for the production of stone tools used by Jews during the Second Temple period was discovered in the village of Rayna in the Galilee

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Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians was uncovered in the City of David

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The water reservoir - a view from the inside. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Antiquities Authority.

An impressive 2700-year-old water plant was uncovered in Rosh Ha'Ain

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Mitvan fabrics, made of wool and decorated with red and blue stripes. Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority.

Evidence of the use of dyeing plants in textiles from the days of Kings David and Solomon

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Along with the establishment of the fishing industry, a fish canning craft/industry developed in ancient Israel. Illustration: Lea von Littrow, c. 1914.

A Jew likes fish? - Chapter four - Canned fish

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The new address from Tel Arad discovered by researchers from Tel Aviv University. Photo credit: Michael Kordonsky, Tel Aviv University.

A new photographic technology has revealed a Hebrew inscription from the days of the First Temple - on pottery that is still considered clean of a letter

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Archaeological excavation within the layers of garbage from the ancient Roman period. Photography: Assaf Peretz.

Research: What did the Jerusalemites eat in the 1st century AD

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Midorat LG B'Omer, 2015. Source: Yahel7777.

LXNUMX B'Omer: Bnei Akiva, from where?

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Mezuzah in the United States. Since when was the obligation to determine the mezuzah in the houses of Israel in the ancient era, since archeology does not support this at all. Perhaps the answer to this will be found in a later era, only from the eighth century AD during the Genius period, when evidence of mezuzah card writing was found. It seems that the matter arose somewhere after the destruction of the Second Temple, when the leaders from the time of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai onward sought various factors for the public's sense of security in Judea, and perhaps sought to accustom the Jewish public to the situation of not having a temple. Photo: retardstrength.net / Wikimedia.

Who moved the mezuzah and when did it become holy?

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Photochromic photograph of fishermen in the Sea of ​​Galilee between 1890 and 1905. Source: Library of Congress.

A Jew likes fish? - Chapter three - Tiberias: the capital of the Galilean fishing

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The relief "Fishermen" by Aharon Priber, 1956. Photograph by Y. hornbill Source: Wikimedia.

A Jew likes fish? - Chapter two - fish ponds during the Second Temple period and after

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Photochromic photograph of fishermen in the Sea of ​​Galilee between 1890 and 1905. Source: Library of Congress.

A Jew likes fish?

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"Happy New Year" greeting cards at a booth in the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall, 17/9/2009. Photo: Moshe Milner, CEO

Rosh Hashanah and political rebellion

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A family celebrates Seder night. Photo: shutterstock

The Passover Seder preceded the famous night yeshiva in Bnei Brak

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John Hyrcanus I, painting from the 16th century. From Wikipedia

History of the Hasmoneans - Chapter XNUMX - Yohanan Hyrcanus I

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A depiction of Hellenistic soldiers fighting barbarians on a coffin discovered in Ashkelon in 2009. Photo: ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com

The Hasmoneans, Chapter Three: The conflagration also fell on Shimon

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Statue of Antiochus IV. Photo: Haifa University

Who will transcribe the stories of Israel?

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The king is on the right next to him the opening inscription with the name and title of the king. From an archaeological excavation in Aleppo, Anchi Tai(thea) the hero, the Palestinian king =

Prof. Gershon Galil, University of Haifa: Evidence of the existence of kings mentioned in the description of King David's wars in the book of Samuel has been discovered

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A coin from the Bar Kochva period - in the foreground: the temple. From Wikipedia

Reflections on the renewal of the temple

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A model of the Second Temple placed in the Israel Museum (formerly Holyland). Photo: shutterstock

An instructive quote that I lack

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Sports in ancient times. Illustration: shutterstock

The Song of the Muscles Chapter 30 - the end of the series

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Amateur swimmers in the sea. Photo: shutterstock

The muscle song MH: Bathing and swimming

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Tennis doubles match. Photo: shutterstock

The Muscle Song MD: What's up with the Jews and tennis? (Tuesday)

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Jumping for joy. Illustration: shutterstock

The Muscle Song Chapter M Jumping and having fun

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Model of the second court. Photo: shutterstock

How many times did the Jews try to build a third temple?

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wrestling Illustration: shutterstock

The Song of the Muscles 37: Wrestling in Jewish Literature in the Middle Ages

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The ruins of the Muslim city of Zahara near Cordoba. Photo: shutterstock

Song of the Muscles LD: Equality in Burden - Touching the B Knights (Skill with Weapons)

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The Muscles' Song LB - Toil for all

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Rambam's alleged portrait. From Wikipedia

The Song of the Muscles LA: The relationship to the human body

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Duel of knights, Combat de chevaliers dans la campagne, painting from 1825 by Agen Delacroix.

The Song of the Muscles Chapter 4 - And where are the Jews?

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Gate of Titus in Rome. Not all treasures were looted. There were also some that were put away

The movement of the temple lamp

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Map of ancient Alexandria. From Wikipedia

The Song of the Muscles Chapter 1: Gymnasium Education among the Diaspora of Israel in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods (XNUMX)

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The Roman bathhouse in Herodion. Photo by Amit A. From Wikipedia

The muscle song XNUMX: a clean folk song

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Prof. Yosef Garfunkel from the Hebrew University, with the model of the Ark of the Covenant as discovered in the excavations at the ancient Shaarim site in the Shepela. Photo: The Hebrew University

Ancient ritual vessels from the time of King David found by an archaeologist from the Hebrew University shed light on the First Temple

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Gladiators on the battlefield, in a painting by Jean-Leon Jerome from 1872

The Muscle Song XNUMX: Blood in the ring

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