Hikers urged to leave Judean Desert as flash flood warning issued, parks closed
Rains forecast to break extreme heatwave that has hit region in recent days, sparking hundreds of fires and leaving thousands without power
Source: timesofisrael.com
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Coin from Bar Kochba revolt found in Judean Desert
Archaeologists also found a fabric with a light blue thread that may have been part of an ancient tallit in the dig.
Source: jpost.com
2,200-year-old coin hoard gives hard proof of Book of Maccabees, say archaeologists
Trove of silver coins -- two months' average salary -- documents bloody persecution preceding the famous Hanukkah revolt when Jews fled to the desert, as written in I Maccabees 2:29
Source: timesofisrael.com
2,200-year-old coins from Maccabean period discovered in Judean Desert
The coins, dating back to the period leading up to the Maccabean revolt, were discovered in the Wadi Muraabat Caves in Nahal Darga.
Source: jpost.com
Israel Finds New Dead Sea Scrolls – The Forward
New fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll have been discovered during an exhaustive survey of every nook, hole and cranny in the Judean Desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday. It is the first new scroll to have been discovered in about 60 years. Written mainly in Greek, the newly unveiled scroll contains portions of the book of the 12 minor prophets, including Zechariah and Nahum, the IAA said. Image by Yaniv Berman/Courtesy of ... The fragments found included bits of the books of Zechariah and Nahum. It is likely that the new discovery is a missing part of a Minor Prophets scr...
Source: forward.com