Is This What the Temple Menorah Looked Like? - The BAS Library

Is This What the Temple Menorah Looked Like?

The menorah, a seven-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple, is the most enduring and iconic Jewish symbol. But what did it look like? In early August, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) issued a press release announcing the discovery of “an engraving of the Temple’s menorah on a stone object” in a 2,000-year-old drainage … Continue reading Is This What the Temple Menorah Looked Like?