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.

A person examines ancient stone ruins atop a rocky hill, surrounded by a vast, arid mountain landscape under a partly cloudy sky. Archaeological tools are scattered nearby.

The Herodian Bathhouse at Cypros

Thermal Baths (Caldarium). © Z. Radovan / Bible Land Pictures.

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Partially preserved stone building facade with an arched entrance and four columns in front. Other stone ruins are visible through the entryway.

The Sardis, Baram, and Nabratein Synagogues

Façade of Baram Synagogue. © Oksana Belikova / Shutterstock.

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Colorful ancient wall paintings with biblical scenes and figures surround a small, elaborately decorated niche with stairs, set against a stone floor and walls in an archaeological restoration.

Western Wall, Dura-Europos

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Ancient mosaic depicting a menorah with seven branches made from colored tiles, set against a beige background with geometric patterns.

Menorah Mosaic, ‘En Gedi

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An ancient rock-cut tomb complex with rectangular openings and a pyramid-roofed structure stands in a vast hillside cemetery with countless stone graves and a few people.

Bene Ḥezir Tomb

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Bronze Vessels and Utensils

Vessels from Masada. © Z. Radovan / Bible Land Pictures.

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A grinder with a flat, round base and a hand-held cylindrical stone. The objects are gray and sit on a light brown surface.

Grinding Stone

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Jewelry

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Ancient fresco showing a group of men and women in robes, some standing and gesturing, others seated on thrones. A man on horseback and a youth are on the left; decorative animal and portrait motifs run along the bottom.

Mordecai and Esther Wall Painting, Dura-Europos

This wall painting from the Dura-Europos synagogue in Syria depicts Mordecai on a horse, being led by Haman. Ahasuerus and Esther are seated on the right.

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Map of ancient Galilee, Samaria, Judaea, and Idumaea, and surrounding areas, with cities such as Jerusalem, Jericho, and Ashkelon labeled.

Map of the Rise and Fall of the Hasmonean Dynasty

Rise and Fall of the Hasmonean Dynasty. Map by Bill Nelson.

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A map of ancient Jerusalem showing city walls, the Temple Mount, gates, pools, palaces, dwellings, and other structures, with labeled sections and surrounding terrain details.

Herodian Jerusalem

Herod expanded the Temple Mount into the large square platform that remains today. By adding giant underground vaults to the southeastern side of the mount, his engineers were able to compensate for…

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Close-up of a hand holding an ancient, rolled bundle of papyrus tied with string, resting on a dusty surface with small rocks or pieces of debris scattered around.

Bar Kokhba Letters in Parcel

The letters in this collection, found in a cave in the Judean desert, were composed by Simeon Bar Kosibah, the leader of the Bar Kokhba revolt, and his associates. The letters deal mainly with the…

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