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A rare find from Byzantine Judea.
The book of Exodus describes a seven-branched menorah for use in the Tabernacle, and this is the design of the candelabrum famously depicted on the Arch of Titus, and which was so important a part of ancient (and modern) Jewish iconography. But on the holiday of Hanukkah, Jews in fact use an eight-branched menorah, with one light for each night of the holiday—and often in practice this is a nine-branched one, with an extra place for the candle used to light the others. Still, ancient depictions of menorahs nearly always have seven branches, thus making the discovery of the capital of an ancient stone column with an eight-branched candelabrum etched into it an unusual event. Israel National News reports:
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The Mystery of the Eight-Branched Menorah
A rare find from Byzantine Judea.