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The figurine, depicting a bare-breasted woman wearing a scarf, is an amulet that was believed to protect children or increase fertility.

Archaeology news: Israels best archaeological sites mapped out (Image: EXPRESS) READ MORE Archaeologists unearthed the seal a few years ago at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The Israeli national park covers parts of the ancient city and includes some of the most important archaeological sites in the whole country. The IAA highlighted the discovery on Monday as the world celebrated International Womens Day 2021. In a Facebook post, the IAA said: "Who do you think is a st...

Experts say amulet dates from a time with high infant mortality and no fertility treatments, and could have provided hope in the absence of advanced medicine

11-year-old stumbles on ancient amulet on family hike Rare 2,500-year-old amulet was believed to protect children or increase fertility in the sixth to fifth centuries BCE, when infant mortality was high. March 9, 2021, 1:05 pm 11-year-old Zvi Ben-David receives a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship for turning in his ancient figurine find. Photo by Oren Shmueli/Israel Antiquities Authority An 11-year-old boy who was recently out hiking with his family caught sight of an unusual ...

Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. Easter is April 4 and fast approaching. Therefore today, and the next four Sundays, our focus is on Scripture that prepares us for the greatest miracle in history — the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This act of God changed the world, impacting humankind forever. Two days before His Resurrection, Jesus was sacrificed on the cross. Christians believe that because of His love for us, He took upon Himself th...

In latest debate over the historicity of the Bible, researchers get potty-mouthed over whether a 2,800-year-old shrine in Lachish was really desecrated by installing a lavatory

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, In this year’s more peaceful and quieter Purim, I found a particular passage that struck me: ‘For he had told him that he was a Jew’ (Esther, 3:4). These words appear at the first incident...

Parshat Tetzaveh The haftarah selection for this week’s parsha is somewhat unique, as most of the haftarot of parshiyot connected to the construction of the Mishkan are taken from those perakim that discuss the building of the first Beit Hamikdash by Shlomo Hamelech. This week, however, the haftarah is taken from Sefer Yechezkel, which describes the navi’s vision of the third Beit Hamikdash. In the final nine chapters of Sefer Yechezkel the navi details the magnificence of Bayit Shlishi, th...

From the blog of Dov Linzer at The Times of Israel

JNS.org - An egregious lie has been making the rounds lately. It is a timeworn smear against the Jewish people... Esther, rightfully scared, seemed indecisive when Mordechai asked her to petition Ahasuerus. She displayed incredible heroism by making the decision to risk her life to do it. This was captured in the tense climax when Mordecai stated, “think not with yourself that you shall escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, t...