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As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against the Roman legions.

New Finds Show That the Rock-cut Shelters, Once Linked to the Bar Kochba Revolt, Originated Earlier as a Jewish Strategy to Resist All Foreign Encroachment.

JERUSALEM—Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that it found a rare silver half-shekel coin from the time of the first Jewish revolt against the Romans over 2,000 years ago in the Judean desert. The discovery electrified the Israeli media

Amid an intensive archeological survey to retrieve biblical treasures before antiquity looters, a rare 2,000-year-old Hebrew coin was located in the heart of ancient Israel.

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A rare half-shekel coin dug up in the Ein Gedi nature reserve was inscribed with the words “The Holy Jerusalem” in Hebrew.

Battir is named for Betar (sometimes spelled Beitar), the rugged hill location of a Jewish battle for human freedom.

A short history of the Bar Kochba Revolt of Jewish people against Roman rule in Judaea which began in 132 CE, written by Richard Marrison.

The biggest, bloodiest, most implacable of all the wars which have been raged since the beginning of the world. - Fernando Giron, Spanish Councillor of...

Ancient Coins Tell the Story of the Jewish People From the Roman conquest of Judea to the rebirth of Israel. A couple of months ago I started reading James Michener’s The Source for a third time. This time, the archaeological dig at the “tell of Makor” awakened in me my old love of coins and I began to think about what it would be like to actually hold an ancient Jewish coin in my hand. I discovered that Jewish coins of antiquity were more accessible and less expensive than I had anticip...