Engravings of a Seven-Branched Menorah Second Temple period Discovered In Israel
Channel: VINnews
Date: 2017-01-03

A rare and intriguing discovery was revealed this weekend by hikers exploring a water cistern in the Judean Shephelah: On the walls of the cistern, in chalk bedrock, were incised ancient engravings of a seven-branched menorah and a cross. 

Video (in Hebrew): Israel Antiquities Authority inspectors visiting the site. The speaker: Sa'ar Ganor, the IAA District Archaeologist of Ashkelon.  Photographic credit: Emil Aladjem, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.