History of Israel

28 Sivan - Yigal Yadin - 1984 On this day in 1984, Yigal Yadin passed away.  Born in pre-state Israel, he joined the Haganah at age 15 in 1932.  He served in the War of Independence as Head of Operations, as the Chief of Staff of the IDF from 1949-52, and as Deputy Prime Minister under Menachem Begin from 1977-81.  Yadin is probably the most famous though for his archeology. The son of noted archeologist Eleazar Lipa Sukenik, he outshined his father in the area of archeology.  A biblical authenticist, he uncovered for the world many of the great biblical sites in Israel to explore.  He won the Israel Award for his translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He excavated Masada while doing so, proving that the measurements for a mikva recorded in the Talmud were the exact ones used in antiquity. He excavated Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo, proving many of the descriptions that the Bible relates about the Kingdom of Judah. His excavations in the Judean Desert uncovered proof of the Bar Kochba revolt from 132-135. While many other archeologists try to disprove the validity of the Bible, Yigal Yadin will always be remembered as one who defended its truths. Order the Today In Jewish History book: https://lnkd.in/gpcMKmdW Find out more: WhatsApp: bit.ly/WhatsAddMe iTunes: apple.co/2Vxv6kq Spotify: bit.ly/TIJHspot Alexa: https://amzn.to/3UcYSu5 #ad . . . . . #jew #jewish #jewishart #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #jewishfood #jewishgirl #jewishhistory #jewishholidays #jewishlife #jewishnewyear #jewishpride #jews #judaism #kosher #love #neveragain #hebrew #shabbat #holocaust #shabbatshalom #israel #jerusalem

Theodor Herzl, the father of modern political Zionism, passed away on on this day in 1904. Herzl, originally a journalist and playwright, became a leading figure in the Zionist movement after witnessing the rampant antisemitism of his time, most notably during the Dreyfus Affair in France. His experiences led him to believe that the Jewish people needed a sovereign state of their own to ensure their safety and future. In 1896, Herzl published "Der Judenstaat" ("The Jewish State"), where he outlined his vision for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. This work galvanized the Zionist movement and culminated in the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in 1897. At this congress, Herzl famously proclaimed, "In Basel, I founded the Jewish State," setting the stage for the organized political movement towards establishing a Jewish nation. Herzl's untimely death at 44 was a significant loss, but his legacy endured. His relentless advocacy and visionary ideas laid the foundation for the eventual establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, fulfilling the dreams he had passionately pursued.

LACHISH, ISRAEL: LONG-LOST ASSYRIAN MILITARY CAMP DEVASTATED BY 'THE ANGEL OF THE LORD' FINALLY FOUND, SCIENTIST CLAIMS! Has a scholar located two Assyrian military camps mentioned in the Hebrew bible? Military camps used by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, whose exploits of laying siege to Lachish and Jerusalem are detailed in the Hebrew Bible, have finally been identified, a scholar says. At the time of the sieges, which both occurred around 701 B.C., the Assyrians controlled a rapidly growing empire that stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The sieges at Lachish and Jerusalem are mentioned frequently in the Hebrew Bible and supposedly ended at Jerusalem when "the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp" (2 Kings 19:35). But ancient Assyrian inscriptions tell a different story, claiming that Hezekiah, the king of Judah, paid a large amount of tribute to get the Assyrians to leave. The 19th-century archaeologists thought it was a Roman camp, but the excavation records indicate that the camp is oval. (see picture) "Roman [military camps] were rectangular, whereas the photos indicate that this was roughly oval, consistent with an Assyrian camp," Compton wrote. Additionally, the name "Mudawwara", a name associated with military camps, is used by 19th-century sources to describe the site. If this is the place where Sennacherib set up camp to lay siege to Jerusalem, it could also be Nob, a site that once held the Tabernacle, a portable sanctuary constructed by Moses, Compton said. The Hebrew Bible claims that the Tabernacle was set up at Nob and that Nob was where Sennacherib halted to attack Jerusalem. Source/text: https://lnkd.in/e_99RerA Photo: Assyrian camp, lachish: https://lnkd.in/ewqQGufU FOR LACHISH & MORE ANCIENT SITES, mentioned in the Bible or in other archaeological sources go to: https://lnkd.in/exyW3iF6 #assyrian #camp #lachish #jerusalem

ISRAEL: DISCOVERY OF A 3300 YEAR OLD SHIPWRECK FAR FROM THE COAST PROVES THAT ANCIENT SAILORS COULD NAVIGATE BY THE STARS! A 3,300-year-old ship was discovered off the Israeli coast, the oldest ever found in deep waters. Researchers say the location of this wreck, carrying hundreds of intact storage vessels, proves Late Bronze Age mariners could journey far out to sea. The discovery of the remains of the ship from the 14th-13th century BCE proves that ancient mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore, contrary to what was previously believed, the IAA said. The vessels extracted from the sea floor will be on display during pre-opening tours of the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem. SOURCE: https://lnkd.in/exTnCFPG VIDEO: https://lnkd.in/eF2rMiTF #ancient #mariners #israel #coast #navigate

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EVIDENCE OF LAST JEWISH REVOLT/GALLUS REVOLT FOUND IN LOD, ISRAEL (351-354 CE). For the very first time, evidence has been found in Lod from the Gallus Revolt, the last Jewish resistance against Roman rule. The dramatic discovery – a large public building, in whose foundations a 1650-year-old hoard was hidden, will be publicized in a new book commensurate with the annual Central Israel Region Archaeological Conference, open to the public free of charge. An excavation on Nordau Street in Lod, led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Lod Municipality, uncovered a public building from the Late Roman—Early Byzantine period that suffered violent destruction. Its foundations held 94 silver and bronze coins dating between 221—354 CE, which were deliberately placed there – in the hopes of returning to collect them when the situation would calm. The latest coins are dated from the time of the Gallus Revolt (351-354 CE). Though written evidence is sparse regarding this revolt, there are texts reporting that major Jewish communities such as Lod, Zipori and Tiberias were destroyed by the forces of Roman Ceasar Flavius Constantinus Gallus. Source: Israël national News https://lnkd.in/eeaTdFHs #Lod #Israël #jewish #revolt #gallus

2000 YEAR OLD TEFILLIN FROM JUDEAN DESERT WITHOUT COLOR OR PAINT.(Jerusalem Post article) Tefillin are small leather cases containing miniscule parchment scrolls inscribed with biblical verses. They are worn even today by observant Jews as part of their morning prayers, one on the head and one on the arm. According to Jewish law, the tefillin cases should be colored black. But researchers from Ariel University in Samaria, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the University of Exeter (UK), and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have conducted a series of scientific tests on ancient tefillin cases from the Judean Desert and discovered that, contrary the accepted Jewish law, which mandates that tefillin cases be colored black, no color was applied to ancient tefillin. Antiquities Authority) In 1949, archaeologists discovered several leather tefillin cases in a cave near Qumran, where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Subsequently, additional tefillin cases were unearthed in other caves near Qumran, in Wadi Murabba‘at and in Nahal Se’elim – all in the Judean Desert. Antiquities Authority). These findings are dated to the same time as the Dead Sea Scrolls, from around the end of the Second Temple period – or about two millennia ago. Source: https://lnkd.in/eG6_Kf9T

EARLIEST EXTRABIBLICAL DESCRIPTION THAT MENTIONS "LAND OF JUDAH": NIMRUD TABLET K3751 This fragment of a clay tablet (also known as Kalhu Palace Inscription 7) is dated at 733 BC from the reign of Tiglath Pileser III who reigned from 745 to 727 BC. It was excavated by George Smith in 1873 in Nimrud in Iraq. The tablet describes the conquests and building operations and payments of tribute. It mentions king Ahaz of Judah, kings of Ammon, Moab, Ashkelon, Edom, Gaza and Tyre. It holds the oldest description of the land Judah (Yaudaya or KUR.xn--ia--da-a-a-pdb) in the archaeological record. The inscription mentions: "In all the (foreign) lands that ... [... I received the paymen]t of..." and than "Jehoahaz of the land Judah" (the reference to king Ahaz is written in the inscription as Jeho-ahaz) Photo: Nimrud Tablet K3751, photo Henry Rawlinson ((Wikimedia commons) Source: https://lnkd.in/dHj6PQkP

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A beautiful article written by licensed Tour guide Nosson Shulman about Kever Rachel (Tomb of Rachel) in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem): "The Tomb of Rachel is an important holy site for Jews. This site is popular with Orthodox Jewish tourists who come to pray, but is seldom on the itineraries of Christian groups or non-religious Jewish groups coming to the Holy land. In my opinion, this site should be on almost everyone’s itineraries." https://lnkd.in/euGawk-x #tomb #rachel #beit #lechem #bethlehem #jewish #christian #holy #site