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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.
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Front of a bone handle with winged humanoid grasping branches of palm tree.
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Bone Handle with Winged Humanoid

This handle from Hazor, perhaps once attached to a mirror, depicts a winged humanoid with extended wings, grasping the branches or fronds of a young palm tree with both hands. It measures…
Drawing of outfit consisting of a linen embroidered apron with hem made of alternating pomegranates and bells, undershirt, and breastplate with twelve stones in center.
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The High Priest’s Garments

A detailed description of the priests’ sacral vestments in Exodus 28 provides written evidence of sacred dress and adornment, although neither archaeological evidence nor pictorial representations for…

Introductory Summary of the Period

When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted territories and took possession of the land. The people served the Lord during the lifetime of Joshua and the lifetime of the…

Psalm 1

Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked, or taken the path of sinners, or joined the company of the insolent; rather, the teaching of the Lord is his delight, and he studies…

Prologue to Proverbs

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: For learning wisdom and discipline; For understanding words of discernment; For acquiring the discipline for success, Righteousness, justice…

David’s Heroic Warriors

This is the list of David’s warriors: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni, the chief officer; he wielded his spear against three hundred and slew them all on one occasion. Next to him was Eleazar son of…