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A Union Soldier’s Passover
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Passover preparations for a Civil War–era Union soldier included importing seven barrels of matzot and collecting weeds to substitute for the symbolic bitterness of horseradish.

Contributor:

J. A. Joel

Places:

Cleveland, United States of America

Date:

1866

Subjects:

War, Military, Passover, Food and drink, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Union soldiers from the American Civil War in uniform, front row seated and back row standing.
An Order Concerning Rations
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To Elyashib: And now, give to the Kittim 1 bath and 3 hin of wine and write the date. And from the surplus of the best flour you shall load 1 kor (?) to make bread for them. From the wine of the…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Gentiles, Archaeology, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Pottery fragment with Hebrew inscription.
An Order Concerning a Jar of Oil
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(Obverse) To Nahum, [and] now: go to the house of Elyashib son of Ishiyahu and you shall take from there 1 jar of oil and send to Ziph quickly, and seal it with your seal. (Reverse) On the 24th of the…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Gentiles, Archaeology, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
An Order Concerning Supplies and a Reference to the Temple of YHWH
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To my lord Elyashib: May YHWH seek your welfare! And now, give to Shemaryahu an x-measure and to the Kerosite give a y-measure. And as for the matter which you commanded me, it is well. He (it?) is…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Temple, Monotheism, Archaeology, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters