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Rebekah Lee's avatar

Thanks David, what a wonderful and fascinating find. I imagine olive oil was used. I tried a homemade olive oil lamp, and definitely appreciate the technology advances. 🕎

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Dave Bender's avatar

Actually - yes. And, in fact, according to our traditional understanding, the olive oil used for the Temple was sourced from right near here, in a village called Gush Halav ("Jish" today): https://maps.app.goo.gl/pDbWdgGhjJotTXoCA

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Alan, aka DudeInMinnetonka's avatar

Nice find and well written. Seeing artifacts as I watch videos a link took me to Bone clone where they sell replica skulls from elongated human skulls to hippo. Hopefully an entrepreneurial Israeli is creating these and helping put shekels in Israeli pockets.

The Smithsonian somehow makes accessible dimensions and such for their artifacts for those who are 3D printing or are just curious and wish to carve or create or know.

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