US EditionAncient "Redemption Of Zion" Coin Unearthed As Israel Prepares To Mourn Destruction Of Its Temples - Worthy Christian News
JERUSALEM DISTRICT, ISRAEL, JUL 31 – The bronze coin, minted by Jewish rebels during the Great Revolt's final year, bears inscriptions signaling a shift from liberation to redemption, reflecting the rebels' changing mindset.
- Archaeologists discovered a rare bronze coin inscribed 'For the Redemption of Zion' during excavations near Jerusalem's Temple Mount in 69-70 CE.
- The coin was produced by Jewish insurgents during the fourth year of their uprising against Roman rule, amid the siege of Jerusalem, illustrating a shift in their outlook as the Roman forces drew nearer.
- The coin features a goblet alongside images representing the ritual Four Species associated with the Sukkot holiday, replacing an earlier inscription and signaling a change from aspiring for freedom to longing for redemption.
- Researcher Yanniv David Levy noted that the bronze coins from Year Four feature a new inscription, which takes the place of the earlier phrase expressing freedom for Zion, and now reads as a message emphasizing Zion’s redemption.
- The find offers insight into the rebels' desperate situation months before Jerusalem's fall on Tisha B'Av in August 70 CE and highlights the enduring Jewish connection to the land.
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Experts unearth rare coin from the time of the Jewish Revolt near Jerusalem’s Temple
Days before Tisha B'av, archaeologists uncover a coin dating from 69-70 CE, minted by Jewish rebels during the final year of the Great Revolt, bearing the inscription 'For the Redemption of Zion'
Ancient "Redemption Of Zion" Coin Unearthed As Israel Prepares To Mourn Destruction Of Its Temples - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – Just days before the Jewish people mark the solemn day of Tisha B’Av–the Ninth of Av–a rare bronze coin dating to the final year before the destruction of the Second Temple has been discovered near the Temple Mount. The coin, bearing the stirring inscription “For the Redemption of Zion,” was minted in Jerusalem during the fourth year of the Great Revolt again…
'Coin of despair' from end of Jewish revolt against Rome found in Jerusalem
Earlier Jewish coins from the revolt period called for the liberation of Zion. This one found near Temple Mount called for 'redemption,' months before besieged Jerusalem fell to the Romans
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