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.

An ancient rectangular stone tablet engraved with Greek text, featuring clear, deeply carved letters and some signs of wear and erosion on the surface.

Theodotos Inscription, Jerusalem

This inscription was found in a cistern in the City of David (Jerusalem), south of the Temple Mount. The limestone block contains ten lines of inscription and measures approximately 28 inches (71 cm)…

Old wooden olive press with a large vertical screw, set outdoors on a stone base surrounded by trees and greenery.

Olive Screwpress, Katzrin

This type of press, which was first used in the first century CE, consists of a vertical screw in a wooden frame, a crushing stone, and a basin. The screw was turned with a short handle, which pushed…

Hematite Stone Amulet against Hip Pain

Aerial view of stone ruins, showing multiple rectangular rooms and passageways with uneven stone walls and floors, partially surrounded by earth and vegetation.

Meiron House

Late Roman House. Courtesy of the Meiron Excavation Project, Duke University, Eric & Carol Meyers.

Ancient, weathered room with faded wall paintings, exposed stone walls, and a rough stone structure in the center.

Lower Herodium

Theater Box. The Herodium Expedition (in Memory of Ehud Netzer), The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Photo: G. Laron.…

Aerial view of ancient stone ruins with several standing columns, broken walls, and scattered stone slabs, bordered by a fence with a road and car visible in the background.

The Ostia Synagogue

Ostia Synagogue Complex. Courtesy Archivio Fotografico del Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica.

Ancient mural showing women standing beside a river lined with reeds. A nude woman stands in the river holding an infant. To their right, a man sits on a throne, flanked by two other men. Two women stand before him; another woman kneels.

Moses’ Rescue from the River, Dura-Europos

© Z. Radovan / Bible Land Pictures.

Ancient mosaic depicts two robed figures and a donkey. Greek text appears above the scene. There are areas of visible wear and missing tiles.

Binding of Isaac Mosaic, Sepphoris

© PhotoStock-Israel / Alamy Stock Photo.

A faint, ancient wall drawing shows a simple sailboat with a large sail, visible lines suggesting rigging, and a textured, weathered surface around the sketch.

Jason’s Tomb

Tomb Graffiti. L. Y. Rahmani, “Jason’s Tomb,” Israel Exploration Journal 17 (1967): pp. 61–100, plate 20. Courtesy Israel Exploration Society.

Collection of pottery jars, jugs, and containers, with some missing pieces.

Hellenistic Pottery

© Z. Radovan / Bible Land Pictures.

Several large, weathered grindstones are grouped outdoors on gravel.

Pompeian Mill

© Z. Radovan / Bible Land Pictures.

Sandals

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