RM2M4BX85–Archeologist Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority points to the Greek dedication inscription to Salome inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2PG–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMC01RT2–Birth of Jesus Christ by Virgin Mary in c17th Aubusson Tapestry
RMR55H04–Temporale. Mass of the Nativity. Text with initial 'P', Nativity, with the Virgin in bed, Joseph seated with staff, midwife holding child. In niche, Virgin and child; below, Richard Mitford, Bishop of Salisbury, and Robert Bruyning, Abbot of Sherborne, with their arms. Marginal decoration. Sherborne Missal. Sherborne, co. Dorset; circa 1399-1407. Source: Add. 74236, f.36. Language: Latin. Author: JOHN SIFERWAS. Whas, John.
RMDE74NB–The Naming of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1655. Artist: Fabritius, Barent (1624-1673)
RMMKKYC7–Resting Madonna and Child
RMD85GWK–Birth of Antichrist
RMRDEDXD–The Birth of Saint John the Baptist. Museum: Skokloster Castle. Author: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder.
RMD85GTN–Birth of Antichrist
RMDB1H2J–medicine, birth / gynecology, 'Observations diverses sur la sterilite' (Observations on Infertility) by Marie-Louise Bourgeois (1563 - 1636), title page, copper engraving, print: Melchior Mondiere, Paris, 1642, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RM2M4BX7J–Archeologist Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority uses his cellphone light to view a Greek dedication inscription to Salome inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2PT–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMR5JDFY–[Lower RH scene] The Nativity. The Virgin lies on a bed, at the foot sits Joseph. At the head of the bed is the midwife. Beside the bed, Christ in the manger, with animals. Winchester Psalter [Psalter of Henry of Blois; Psalter of St. Swithun]. Winchester [Priory of St Swithun or Hyde Abbey]; between 1121 and 1161. Source: Cotton Nero C. IV, f.10. Language: Latin and French.
RMDE78YM–The Birth of Saint John the Baptist (Predella Panel), 1454. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
RMR8D63G–The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, 1518.
RMRCF2WY–The Naming of Saint John the Baptist. Museum: National Gallery, London. Author: Fabritius, Barent.
RME8F495–The Birth of Saint John the Baptist. Artist: Gentileschi, Artemisia (1598-1653)
RM2M4BX7P–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Religius icons left by visitors are seen inside of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2PP–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMR5H8WD–The Nativity. Benedictional of St. Aethelwold. Winchester; 971-984. (Whole folio) Preface to the first blessing for Christmas Day; the Nativity. The Virgin is reclining on a tilted bed, with Joseph seated at the foot. Unusual details include the crib, which is shown on the nearside of the bed, the pillow under Christ's head, and the midwife arranging the cushion under the Virgin's head.The scene is surrounded by a frame of 'Winchester' acanthus, with round bosses at the corners Image taken from Benedictional of St. Aethelwold. Originally published/produced in Winchester; 971-984. . Source: A
RMRCWBAF–The Birth of Saint John the Baptist (Predella Panel). Museum: National Gallery, London. Author: GIOVANNI DI PAOLO.
RMDDN3MC–The Nativity of John the Baptist (The Altar of St. John, left panel), ca 1455. Artist: Weyden, Rogier, van der (ca. 1399-1464)
RM2M4BX7G–The Israel Antiquities Authority displays clay lamps from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2R5–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMRCX2WC–The Nativity of John the Baptist. Museum: State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. Author: Naldini, Giovanni Battista.
RM2K5E9R4–Adoration of the Child, between 1475 and 1510.
RM2M4BX70–An archeologist from The Israel Antiquities Authority holds clay lamps from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2PX–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMRC4W9P–The Nativity of John the Baptist (The Altar of St. John, left panel). Museum: Staatliche Museen, Berlin. Author: WEYDEN, ROGIER VAN DER.
RM2M4BX7K–An archeologist from The Israel Antiquities Authority holds clay lamps from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2R2–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMRCXCHB–The Nativity of John the Baptist. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
RM2M4BX7B–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Workers for the Israel Antiquities Authority dig in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2T0–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMPP9RJF–The Birth of John the Baptist (from the Turin-Milan Hours). Museum: Museo Civico d' Arte Antica, Turin. Author: Master of the Turin-Milan Hours.
RM2M4BX6J–An archeologist from The Israel Antiquities Authority holds a clay lamp from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2R6–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2D9MCC0–MTI1- CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº 80 - F118R - LOOR A LAS CINCO LETRAS DEL NOMBRE DE MARIA - SIGLO XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
RM2M4BX6T–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Burial niches are seen inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2R7–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMRNBJ77–Jacques Daret (Tournai, ca. 1400/5- ca. 1468). The Nativity (ca. 1434-35). Oil on panel. 59.5 x 53 cm. Museum: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
RM2M4BX6E–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Archeologist Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority uses his cellphone light inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2RX–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMP53WBX–Gothic Art. Flanders. Rogier van der Weyden or Roger de la Pasture (1399 or 1400-1464). Early Flemish painter. Saint John the Baptist Altarpiece, 1455-1460. Left panel. The Naming of John the Baptist. Oil on oak panel. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. Germany.
RM2M4BXCM–An archeologist from The Israel Antiquities Authority holds a clay lamp from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2XE–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RMT09N9D–'Be Be (The Nativity)'. France, 1896. Dimensions: 67x76,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PAUL GAUGUIN . PAUL GAUGUIN. Paul Eugéne Henri Gauguin.
RM2M4BX6H–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Archeologist Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority walks outside the entrance to the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2PF–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4BX7H–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. Archeologist Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority stands inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2R9–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4BX6A–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. A close-up of the Greek dedication inscription to Salome inside the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2T1–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4BX6N–An archeologist from The Israel Antiquities Authority holds a clay lamp from the eighth and ninth centuries CE, unearthed in the courtyard of an elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
RM2M4B2R0–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4BX6K–Lachish Forest, Israel. 20th Dec, 2022. A worker for the Israel Antiquities Authority carries dirt outside the entrance to the elaborate 2,000 year old Second Temple Period family burial cave, known as the Salome Cave, in the Lachish Forest in the Judean lowlands, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Archeologists say the cave was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods and became known as the Salome Cave due to the tradition that believes it is the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2M4B2R3–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2R4–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2R1–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2R8–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2PN–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2RA–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2RT–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2XA–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2PW–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2XD–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
RM2M4B2RF–Lachish Regional Council, Israel. 20th December, 2022. A 2000 year old Second Temple Period burial cave, designated the Salome Cave, one of the most impressive discovered in Israel according to archaeologists, is being uncovered in the Lachish Forest. A popular tradition identifies it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. Excavations of the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that apparently sold or rented clay lamps in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Lamps may have served for light or as part of religious ceremonies. The cave comprised several chambers with multiple rock hew
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