Lachish ewer
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The Lachish ewer is a Late Bronze Age Canaanite jug discovered at archaeological excavations at Tell el-Duweir, identified as the site of the important ancient city of Lachish, dating from the late 13
"The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation of the goddess Elat."
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Lachish ewer
Petroglyphs from Mount Mihya in the Negev (Lipa Gal Lookout near Avdat) depicting horned animals, probably ibex
Temple menorah
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The Temple menorah is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem.
Lachish ewer
…as a fertility goddess. Another notable aspect of the ewer, particularly of interest to the development of ancient Israelite culture, is its notably menorah-like tree as the object of focus and a manifestation of the goddess. The use of artificial, geometric or stylised sacred trees is a common motif in its…
A reconstruction of the menorah of the Temple in Jerusalem, manufactured by the Temple Institute.
Early representation of the menorah, on a coin coined by Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king of Judea (r. 40–37 BCE)
Maimonides' drawing of the menorah
Depiction of the menorah on the Arch of Titus in Rome