{"id":40095,"date":"2022-12-26T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/rare-artifacts-from-hanukkah-story-found\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T17:06:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:06:17","slug":"rare-artifacts-from-hanukkah-story-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/rare-artifacts-from-hanukkah-story-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Artifacts From Hanukkah Story Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-3085040\">\n<div class=\"entry-headline\">\n<p>In Jerusalem 2,200-year-old arrowheads, sling bullets from Maccabean Revolt set to go on show at Tower of David Museum <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"playht-iframe-player\" id=\"playht-iframe-player\" height=\"90px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"max-height: 90px; height: 90px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/play.ht\/embed\/?article_url=https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/?p=3085040&amp;voice=en-US-Standard-D&amp;appId=MjmFoGoWdJhUu3c&amp;trans_id=-NKA4i1z-qXO1hv8JAKB\" data-voice=\"en-US-Standard-D\" article-url=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/?p=3085040\" data-appid=\"MjmFoGoWdJhUu3c\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visitors to Jerusalem subsequent yr will be capable of see these uncommon artifacts linked to the story of Hanukkah. They have been found inside a dusty outdated storage field on the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem. The artifacts will likely be exhibited to the general public for the primary time in over 30 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The newly conserved arrowheads, sling bullets, and catapult ballista stones date again to the Hasmonean Period almost 2,200 years in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3085042\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1024x697.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-300x204.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-770x524.jpg.webp 770w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1536x1046.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-scaled.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-810x551.jpg.webp 810w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1140x776.jpg.webp 1140w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-145x100.jpg.webp 145w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-380x260.jpg.webp 380w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-634x433.jpg.webp 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-770x524.jpg 770w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-810x551.jpg 810w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-1140x776.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-145x100.jpg 145w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-380x260.jpg 380w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ballista-634x433.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An instance of one of many 200 ballista stones that have been launched by the Seleucids at Jerusalem in the course of the Maccabean Revolt greater than 2,000 years in the past .(Ricky Rachman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also referred to as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is a Jewish midwinter vacation that features candle lighting and consuming scrumptious treats cooked in oil. This yr the eight-day-long competition is about to start on Dec. 18 at sundown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the course of the Maccabean Revolt, which came about within the 2nd century BCE. During the insurrection, the Maccabees fought towards the Seleucid Empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The story of the revolt and the rededication of the Jewish temple that adopted is the central narrative of the competition of Hanukkah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3085043\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1024x681.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--770x512.jpg.webp 770w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1536x1022.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--scaled.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--810x539.jpg.webp 810w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1140x758.jpg.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Byzantine-gold-ring--1140x758.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Byzantine gold ring with an engraving of a menorah. (Ricky Rachman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDuring excavations in 1982 and 1983, archaeologists discovered many artifacts connected to the siege that was taking place here in Jerusalem when the Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus was here and the Hellenistic Seleucid ruler Antiochus VII besieged the city,\u201d Reut Kozak, an archaeologist on the Tower of David Museum, instructed The Media Line. \u201cWe found a large quantity of these weapons here. This is not something that you find everywhere, which means that there was a very significant battle that took place here in the 2nd century BCE.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source and Courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/themedialine.org\/top-stories\/rare-artifacts-from-hanukkah-story-found-in-old-storage-box-at-jerusalem-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written by Maya Margit, The Medialine <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Related News<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] In Jerusalem 2,200-year-old arrowheads, sling bullets from Maccabean Revolt set to go on show at Tower of David Museum Visitors to Jerusalem subsequent yr will be capable of see these uncommon artifacts linked to the story of Hanukkah. They have been found inside a dusty outdated storage field on the Tower of David Museum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}