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A 2,000-year-old ancient clay token uncovered near the temple mount in Jerusalem likely was used by Jewish pilgrims traveling to the city as money to “exchange for offerings during their sacred visits,” according to the organization that is studying it and other items.
The clay token features a “seal imprint of a wine jar accompanied by a Greek inscription” and was “likely associated in some way with the activities that took place in the Temple” during the centuries prior to Christ’s birth, according to the Temple Mount Sifting Project.
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The clay token features a “seal imprint of a wine jar accompanied by a Greek inscription” and was “likely associated in some way with the activities that took place in the Temple” during the centuries prior to Christ’s birth, according to the Temple Mount Sifting Project.
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Israeli Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Token Used at Zerubbabel's Temple
A 2,000-year-old ancient clay token uncovered near the temple mount in Jerusalem likely was used by Jewish pilgrims traveling to the city as money to “exchange for offerings during their sacred visits,” according to the organization that is...
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