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Passover Letter
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To my brothers Jedaniah and his colleagues the Jewish Troop, your brother Hananiah.May the gods seek the welfare of my brothers at all times.And now, this year, year 5 of Darius the king, word has…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

419/418 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Passover, Leadership, Diaspora, Calendar, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Letter to Levi Ibn Ḥabib and the Rabbis of Jerusalem
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 We want to make ourselves strong for our people and the cities of our God, and to raise the banner of Torah which had been thrown to the ground and trodden down. Behold, this people of God is a…

Contributor:

Jacob Berab

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1538

Subjects:

Rabbis, Leadership, Community, Justice system, Polemics, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
About an Earlier Letter, Troop Movements, and a Letter from a Prophet
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Your servant, Hoshayahu, sent to inform my lord, Yaush: May YHWH cause my lord to hear tidings of peace and tidings of good. And now, open the ear of your servant concerning the letter which you sent…

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

586 BCE

Subjects:

Military, Archaeology, Prophets & prophecy, Writing, Leadership, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Imprisonment of Jewish Leaders
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[To my brother PN, your brother Islah. It is well for me here]. May the gods seek after your welfare at all times. And now, . . . PN son of PN went to Syene and did/made . . . . Behold, these are the…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

410–400 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Diaspora, Leadership, Family, Crime, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters