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Sabbath Cooking Pot
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Because observant Jews do not light fires or cook on the Sabbath, they prepare hot meals before the beginning of the Sabbath. In some communities, families brought their Sabbath stew (known as cholent…

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1579/1580

Subjects:

Food and drink, Sabbath, Family, Halakhah, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Household Objects, Decorative Arts
Pot with Hebrew inscription and two handles.
Place of Origin and Names on Jar Handle from Gibeon
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Gibeon. Gedor. Azaryahu.

Places:

Gibeon, Land of Israel (Gibeon, West Bank)

Date:

Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Cities, Family

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture
Jar handle inscribed with Hebrew.