Sample Sources

The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.

Black-and-white floor plan of an ancient house with labeled areas: entrance to the house, large room, north courtyard, and south courtyard. Stone wall outlines and a scale bar are shown.

Capernaum House

Plan of a first-century house in the village of Capernaum, in upper Galilee. Drawing by V. Corbo, from V. Corbo, Cafarnao I: Gli edifici della città (Jerusalem: Franciscan…

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Aerial view of an ancient fortress atop a rugged desert plateau, with dramatic cliffs leading down to the dry landscape and the Dead Sea visible in the background.

The Northern Palace at Masada

Northern Palace. © Duby Tal / Albatross / Alamy Stock Photo.

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Aerial view of ancient stone ruins featuring rectangular walls, columns, and a mosaic floor with geometric patterns and symbols. The site is partially excavated, revealing the layout and textures of the structure.

The Magdala Synagogue

Magdala Synagogue. Photo: Anastasia Shapiro, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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White menorah with seven branches, each decorated with lion figures and intricate connecting elements.

Ma‘on Synagogue Menorah Reconstruction

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Synagogue Floor Mosaic, Sepphoris

Courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, drawing by Pnina Arad.

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Doorway with triangular mantle cut out of rock. The doorway leads into a niche, within which is a smaller doorway, also with a triangular mantle.

Sanhedriyya Tomb Façade

Courtyard and Entrance. © BibleWalks.com, www.biblewalks.com.

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Ancient stone tomb with rectangular niches carved into the walls, decorated with faded frescoes and geometric patterns in red, yellow, and blue. Some niches appear empty; white mineral streaks run down the wall.

Vigna Randanini Catacombs, Rome

Courtesy Alexander Benenson.

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Ancient clay oil lamp with a rounded body, a circular opening at the top, and a spout with a smaller hole, with decorations, including a menorah near the spout.

Beit Nattif Lamps

Beit Nattif lamp decorated with a menorah. Photo: Yael Yolovitch, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Wooden Comb

Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Ancient silver coin with two sides: one shows a detailed building with columns, and the other depicts a lulav and etrog. Both sides feature Paleo-Hebrew text.

Bar Kokhba Coin with Temple and Lulav

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A stone doorway carved into a rock wall, filled with loose stones. There is an inscription to the right of the doorway. The rock surface is rough and bathed in sunlight.

Tobyah Inscription

This inscription spelling out tobyah is probably a reference to the family of Hyrcanus, said to have descended from a man named Tobias. The inscription is engraved on the right side of a cave entrance…

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Ancient, weathered stone relief showing people in robes carrying a large menorah and other objects in a procession.

Arch of Titus

This arch was constructed by the emperor Domitian to commemorate the victory of his older brother, Titus, over the Jewish rebels in Judea. It is located on the Via Sacra in Rome and depicts the…

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