Hebrew Voices #168 – Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #168- “Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia takes us on a tour tracing archaeological history from ancient Israel all the way through the Roman Exile. Pieces include the oldest surviving texts of the … Continue reading →
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #168- “Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia takes us on a tour tracing archaeological history from ancient Israel all the way through the Roman Exile. Pieces include the oldest surviving texts of the Hebrew Bible, the earliest surviving inscription of Jerusalem, and depictions of the Assyrians besieging the Northern Israelites.
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3. Undoubtedly the MOST IMPORTANT political artefact and monument is the Warning Stone from the Temple. A piece of the Greek-language monumental stone is shown at 15 minutes. A full Warning stone was taken by the Ottoman Turks and is now in a museum there. Why has it not been reclaimed?
Warning Signs in Greek, Latin and Hebrew make this abundantly clear. Eretz Israel belongs to the Jews and Israelites. These property rights were recognized by Romans and all the world centuries before political Islam. These red-lettered stone signs at chest height, 90cm by 60 cm, warned of DEATH to any non-Israelite or Israelite who could not prove his genealogy, who entered the Temple precinct. Only true Israelites could enter the Court of Israel and they had to be ritually clean. The Warnings were repeated every few meters around the balustrade separating the outer court.
This sovereignty was recognized by all — Romans, Jews, Arabs, Parthians. Herod who was not allowed to enter the precinct.
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