(JNS) A rare and unique First Temple-era stone seal inscribed with a name in paleo-Hebrew script has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on August ...

In Paleo-Hebrew the letter for “bet” looks like the floor plan of an ancient tent (“bet” means “house” in Hebrew). In Aramaic, once again, we just have a shape for the letter, which is distinctive, ...

Hillel Smith, “Who Brings Forth Bread from the Land” (2016) (image courtesy Brandeis University Press) “A beautiful Hebrew letter, as I understand it, needs to have not only surface beauty but also an ...

A rare and unique First Temple period stone seal that features paleo-Hebrew script and an image of a protective demon or genie has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

The tablet sold by Sotheby’s is the oldest known inscription in stone of the ancient text in Paleo-Hebrew script. Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby's Judaica specialist, discusses the oldest complete ...

A rare stone seal from the First Temple period bearing a winged figure and a name in paleo-Hebrew script – Yehoezer ben Hoshayahu – was discovered recently near the Southern Wall of Jerusalem’s Temple ...

A stone tablet billed as the oldest extant copy of the Ten Commandments is slated to go on auction at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday — but some experts are skeptical of its provenance, according ...