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 oil lamp, once lit by faithful believers ... customs” and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem. However in 175 BCE, his son Antiochus IV invaded Judea to put ...

It celebrates a miracle that happened in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ... Somehow, by a miracle, the lamp kept burning for eight days until more oil could be made. Ever since then, Jews have ...

"The Hanukkah lamp is an eight-branched imitation ... enough for a single day after the Second Temple of Jerusalem had been ransacked. The oil used to fry the latkes symbolizes that very miracle ...

Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...

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 ...