Beersheba Settlement

Ancient Jewish settlement

Beersheba Settlement

Created| 1st century CE
Period/culture| Second Temple Period
Discovered| Beersheba, Negev Desert, Israel
Present location| Beersheba
Culture| Jewish

The Beersheba settlement is an ancient Jewish site in the Negev Desert.[1][2]

## The Site

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The settlement dates back to the Second Temple period and has been discovered in Beersheba.[3]

The visible remains of the ancient site cover an area of about two dunams. They include several structures and installations:

* Foundations of a large watchtower[4]
* Baking facilities[4]
* Ancient pits that were used for trash[4]
* Underground system and storage rooms that were used by Jewish Rebels during the Roman wars.[5]
* A Jewish ritual bath. (Called "Mikveh" in Hebrew)[6]
* Copper Coins from Roman Judaea[7]

Archaeologists have found that some of the structures show signs that the settlement was experiencing some kind of crisis. Probably during The Jewish-Roman Wars.[8]

It most likely was destroyed after the Bar Kokhba Revolt.[4]

## Specific findings

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Aside from the structures mentioned above, several Jewish limestone vessels were found.[9][10][11]

One of the most important findings however, was an ancient oil lamp sherd decorated with a menorah.[12][13]

## See also

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* Archaeology of Israel
* Bar Kokhba Revolt Coinage
* Bar Kokhba Weights
* Judean provisional government
* Tel Be'er Sheva

## References

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1. ^ "Archaeologists unearth 2,000 year-old Second Temple era Beersheba settlement". inkl. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
2. ^ "Archaeologists unearth 2,000 year-old Second Temple era Beersheba settlement". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
3. ^ "2,000-year-old Jewish settlement uncovered in Beer Sheva". www.israelnationalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
4. ^ a b c d "2000-year Old Jewish Settlement Uncovered In Beer Sheva". Baltimore Jewish Life.com.
5. ^ Israel, David (2019-04-04). "2000 Year Old Jewish Settlement Unearthed in Beer Sheva". Retrieved 2024-02-21.
6. ^ "Understanding Mikveh" (PDF).
7. ^ "Israel discovers 2,000-year-old Jewish village with rare oil lamp - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
8. ^ Constantinoiu, Marina (2019-04-08). "Second Temple-era settlement unearthed in southern Israel". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
9. ^ "2000-year-old Jewish settlement uncovered in Beer Sheva". embassies.gov.il. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
10. ^ Rogers, James (2019-04-04). "2,000-year-old desert settlement discovered in Israel, revealing ancient rebels' hidden tunnels". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
11. ^ TV, S. A. (2019-08-25). "2,000 Year Old Village Unearthed in Be'er Sheva". Shalom Adventure Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
12. ^ "2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba". THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.
13. ^ "2,000-Year-Old Menorah Image Uncovered in Southern Israel - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.