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The latest edition of "100 Greatest Ancient Coins" from Whitman Publishing is updated with scholarly information, concise historic explanations and vivid illustrations of the popular collectibles.

Before the establishment of the State of Israel, the only people who called themselves "Palestinians" were the Jews.

From the blog of Brenda Lee Bohen at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Jonathan Muskat at The Times of Israel

Long hair and bear-bear, sandals and robe. Everybody know wetin Jesus look like. But shey na so im really look like?

From the blog of James R. Russell at The Times of Israel

Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout Shavout, also called Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16. In ancient times Shavout was one of the three pilgrimage festivals, in Hebrew called “shalosh regalim” (three [using one’s] legs [days]). These were the principal occasions when Jewish people from around the ancient world came to Jerusalem to “Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year…” ( Exodus 23:14). The three holidays are Passover, Tabernacles) and Shavout....