History of the Holy Land

The Significance of Altars in the Old Testament Earthen Altars & Four-Horned Altars The Bible contains detailed instructions on the construction of the tabernacle, its furnishings, and the proper worship of God in that place. more...

Small bronze coin was minted in the sixth reign year of Herod Agrippa I, and was minted only in Jerusalem. This coin includes the name “Agrippa” in Greek as well as three branches of wheat, representing the third generation of the Herodian dynasty. more...

After the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids, the Hasmonean dynasty gained enough independence to mint their own coins. In 138 B.C., Antiochus VII issued a decree allowing the Jews to mint their own coins, an event that is recorded in 1 Maccabees 15. more...