Judah and Israel: Assyrian prisoners of war from the siege of Lachish. Sennacherib's palace at Nineveh, 704-681 BC. (now in the British Museum) Israel splits into two kingdoms Under Solomon, Israel [...]
Joshua and Jericho: Stone walls from ancient Jericho A Bible story Here's another Bible story, telling what happened after Moses led the Jews out of Egypt. In this story, the Jews finally [...]
Joseph dreams and gets put in the well, then talks to Pharaoh (Egypt, 500s AD, cloth) Who was Isaac again? According to the Bible, Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah. Isaac [...]
Who was Job? Job sits on a dungheap, from the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, 359 AD, Rome - Job in the Bible Why did God let bad things happen to [...]
Hanukkah history: a Canaanite amphora, for olive oil or wine (Bronze Age, about 1300 BC) A harvest festival Like all other farming communities, Jewish people celebrated harvest festivals when important crops were safely [...]
The Roman emperor Caligula: before the First Jewish Revolt The Romans conquer Israel The Roman conquest of Israel and Egypt in the last century BC brought many Jews into the Roman Empire (though many [...]
Mordecai is leading Esther (on the horse) to talk to the Persian king. A fresco from the world's oldest preserved synagogue at Dura-Europos in Syria (244 AD) Who was Esther? [...]
Sukkah - a temporary house just for the holiday While you're learning about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, you can build your own Sukkah. You can build a Sukkah out of [...]
The priestess Meretites hugs her husband, the singer Kahai (Saqqara, Old Kingdom Egypt) The story of Abraham is one where Abraham meets people from different cultures - the Sumerians, who live in cities [...]
Potato latkes cooked in oil are a traditional Hanukkah food Hanukkah is first and foremost a holiday about olive oil, so a good way to get to know Hanukkah better is to [...]
