Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are written in the Late Semitic script. However, the second word from the right on the bottom line is the Tetragrammaton (YHVH/Yahweh - the name of God) written in the middle Semitic script. This was commonly done in order to preserve the more ancient form of the name. More.

Another fragment from the Dead Sea Scrolls. More.

This plaque was written in the first century AD to commemorate the re-burial of King Uzziah in Israel. It was found near the Mount of Olives in Israel. More.

Amulet with a Representation of the Akedah (Sacrifice of Isaac, Genesis 22). More.

This copper coin from the first century CE includes the Hebrew inscription Yerushalem (Jerusalem). More.

One of the more controversial discoveries in recent times. This ossuary (bone box) includes the inscription Yacob/Jacob/James son of Yoseph/Joseph the brother of Yeshua/Jesus. This was in a private collection so its origins are unknown. Most agree that the first part of the inscription is authentic but the final portion (brother Yeshua) is a forgery. More.

This letter written in the second century CE (AD) shows that the Hebrew language was still in common use even to this time. Shimeon Ben Kosiba (Simon Bar Kockba) was the leader of the second Jewish revolt of 135 CE. Contained within this letter is the coloquiol "tashmiym" (last word, third line) for "et hashamayim". More.

A fragment of a Dead Sea Scroll in the Oriental Institute in Chicago. More.

This fragment from the book of Enoch proves that some Jews during the first century BCE or the first century CE valued the book of Enoch as scripture. The only surviving group that still retains this book within its Canon is the Ethiopic Church. More.

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