A Rare coin(s) from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, engraved with the name of โ€œEleazar the Priestโ€

: Michael-Robert.

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A rare coin from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, bearing the name of โ€œEleazar the Priestโ€, and dated to the first year of the revolt (132 CE), was discovered in the Mazuq Ha-he'teqim Nature Reserve. The coin was discovered together with three other coins from the time of the Revolt, bearing the name โ€œSimeonโ€. The coin was discovered in the course of the Judean Desert Cave Survey carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and the Archaeological Office for the Military Administration of Judea and Samaria, with the aim of retrieving the ancient treasures before they are stolen by antiquity looters.
There are a few possibilities regarding the identity of Eleazar the Priest, whose name appears on the coin. One is Rabbi Eleazar Hamodโ€˜ai, a Tannaic Rabbi from the time of Rabbi Akiva, a pupil of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakai. It seems that Rabbi Eleazar Hamodโ€˜ai played a significant religious role at the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, and he was living in the town of Beitarโ€” the location of the revolt headquarters. The Talmud accounts that he died in Beitar, probably during the Revolt. (Jerusalem Talmud Taโ€˜anit 4:5).
On the obverse face of the coin, a date palm is engraved, with the inscription โ€œEleazar the Priestโ€ inscribed in ancient Hebrew script. On the reverse, a bunch of grapes is surrounded by the text โ€œYear One of the Redemption of Israelโ€, again in ancient Hebrew script.
Since 2017, a team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority Prevention of Archaeological Theft Unit, have been systematically surveying the Judean Desert, with the aim of reaching the valuable finds before the antiquity looters. Among the finds discovered in the desert in the course of the survey, were a scroll fragments of the Twelve Minor Prophets, Roman iron swordsโ€”one still in its sheathโ€”and the earliest complete basket in the world, and more.

โ€œWe invite the public to join us in in the seventh excavation season in the desert, to help save the Judean Desert archaeological finds, endangered by antiquities theft", says Eli Escusido, Director of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The public is invited to a taste of Zionism, and a touch of โ€˜escapismโ€™, volunteering on a dig, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority archaeological team, in the Murabbaโ€˜at Caves along Nahal Darga. The Judean Desert excavations do not cease to amaze us, and we hope that in this season we will also be able to report important finds.โ€
The excavation will begin on 11th March 2024, and will last for ten days. The volunteers will lodge in a camp set up in the desert by the Israel Antiquities Authority, and there will be lectures and other activities. Registration and details on the Israel Antiquities Authority Website

Photographer-Emil Aladjem Israel Antiquities Authority
 

ืžื˜ื‘ืข ื ื“ื™ืจ ืžื™ืžื™ ืžืจื“ ื‘ืจ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื, ื•ืขืœื™ื• ื”ืฉื "ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ" ื‘ื›ืชื‘ ืขื‘ืจื™ ืงื“ื•ื, ื”ืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”​


ืžื˜ื‘ืข ื ื“ื™ืจ ืžื™ืžื™ ืžืจื“ ื‘ืจ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื, ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ืฉื "ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ" ื•ืžืชื•ืืจืš ืœืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืจื“ (ืฉื ืช 132 ืœืกืคื™ืจื”), ื”ืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืฉืžื•ืจืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืžืฆื•ืง ื”ื”ืขืชืงื™ื. ื–ืืช, ืœืฆื“ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืžื™ืžื™ ื”ืžืจื“, ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื "ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ". ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ืกืงืจ ืžืขืจื•ืช ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืฉืžื ื”ืœืช ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืขื ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžื•ืจืฉืช ื•ืงืฆื™ืŸ ืžื˜ื” ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื‘ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™, ืฉืžื˜ืจืชื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื•ื“ื“ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช.
ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืฉืขืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ, ืฉืฉืžื• ืžื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืข. ืœืคื™ ืื—ืช ื”ื”ืฉืขืจื•ืช ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื™ - ืชื ื ื‘ืŸ ืชืงื•ืคืชื• ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ื•ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืจื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื–ื›ืื™. ืœืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื™ ื”ื™ื”, ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื”, ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื“ืชื™ ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžืจื“ ื‘ืจ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื, ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืฉื‘ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืชืจ โ€“ ืžืงื•ื ืžื•ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืžืคืงื“ืช ื”ืžืจื“. ื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื ื›ืชื‘ ื›ื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื™ ืžืฆื ืืช ืžื•ืชื• ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืชืจ, ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ืžืจื“. (ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™, ืžืกื›ืช ืชืขื ื™ืช ืคืจืง ื“' ื”ืœื›ื” ื”' ื’ืžืจื)
ื‘ืฆื™ื“ื• ื”ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืžื˜ื‘ืข ื”ื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื” ืฉื”ืชื’ืœื” ืžื•ื˜ื‘ืข ืขืฅ ื”ืชืžืจ, ื•ืžืฉื ื™ ืฆื™ื“ื™ ื’ื–ืข ื”ืขืฅ ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื”ื›ื™ืชื•ื‘ "ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ" ื‘ื›ืชื‘ ืขื‘ืจื™ ืงื“ื•ื. ื‘ืฆื™ื“ื• ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืข ืžื•ืคื™ืข ืืฉื›ื•ืœ ืขื ื‘ื™ื ื•ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื• ื”ื›ื™ืชื•ื‘ "ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช ืœื’ืืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ" ื‘ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื“ื•ื.
ืžืื– ืฉื ืช 2017, ืกื•ืงืจ ืฆื•ื•ืช ืืจื›ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืžื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœืžื ื™ืขืช ืฉื•ื“ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ืชื™ื•ืช ืืช ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”, ื‘ืžื˜ืจื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืžืฆืื™ื ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื•ื“ื“ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช. ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืชื’ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื—ืฉืคื• ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืกืงืจ, ื ืžืฆืื• ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžืžื’ื™ืœืช ืชืจื™ ืขืฉืจ, ื—ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืจื–ืœ ื ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื ื“ืŸ ืžื”ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ืจื•ืžื™ืช, ื”ืกืœ ื”ืฉืœื ื”ืงื“ื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื•ืขื•ื“.
"ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื–ืžื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืจื—ื‘ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืขื•ื ืช ื”ื—ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ืžืžืฆืื™ื ื”ืืจื›ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืกื›ื ืช ืฉื•ื“ ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช", ืื•ืžืจ ืืœื™ ืืกืงื•ื–ื™ื“ื•, ืžื ื”ืœ ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช. "ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžื•ื–ืžืŸ ืœืงืฆืช ืืกืงืคื™ื–ื ื•ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช, ืœื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ื•ืœื—ืคื•ืจ ื‘ื—ืคื™ืจื” ืืจื›ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื‘ืžืขืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืจื‘ืขืืช ืฉื‘ื ื—ืœ ื“ืจื’ื” ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืืจื›ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช. ื”ื—ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืžืคืกื™ืงื•ืช ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข, ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืฉื’ื ื”ืฉื ื” ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืžืžืฆืื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื".

ื”ื—ืคื™ืจื” ืชืชืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื‘ืชืืจื™ื›ื™ื-11-21.3.2024, ื”ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ื™ืœื•ื ื• ื‘ืžื—ื ื” ื™ื™ืขื•ื“ื™ ืฉืชืงื™ื ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ, ืœืฆื“ ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช ื•ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื”. ื”ืจืฉืžื” ื•ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื‘ืืชืจ ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช
 

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