Abecedaries from Kuntillet Ajrud

II. One must love one’s country, defend it, obey its laws, love one’s fellow citizens, and not disturb their peace. Work toward the well-being, peace, and prosperity of the…

In this detail from a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud, five people stand with raised forearms (their hands are not depicted). As raised hands usually signify praying, the scene may represent…

[ . . . ] I further wish to say: it is not sufficient that we worry ourselves with the young kids who will grow into goats—we must also be concerned with the mature goats who have already grown horns…