Old Oil Lamp Decorated With Rare Jewish Artwork, Sheds Light on Roman Rule Archaeologists discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp in Jerusalem covered in rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah.

It in turn illuminates the second lamp, and so on. Each night a fresh arm of the menorah glows, till nine flames flicker strong on the eighth. A menorah fitted with oil lamps instead of candles ...

Miraculously, it burned for eight days, allowing time to prepare fresh consecrated oil. During Hanukkah, Jews light the menorah, adding a candle each night, culminating in eight. "Hanukkah is a ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman Empire had tried to suppress the ...

when only enough oil to burn for one night lasted eight nights. City officials and members of the local Jewish community took turns lighting seven of the menorah’s eight candles, assisted by ...

Calabasas Mayor Peter Kraut helped light the menorah at the celebration ... wanted to light the temple’s ceremonial lamp with ritually pure olive oil as part of their rededication but found ...

from the Hebrew word for lamp, which they often put in their window to be seen from the street. This menorah is symbolic of the seven-branched oil lamp, which was in the Temple in Jerusalem (Exodus 25 ...

According to Jewish tradition, Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of oil that burned ... reach the large menorah and light the candles, which were each protected by a hurricane lamp.

It commemorates an ancient miracle when the menorah — the temple’s golden seven-branched lamp — was rekindled despite having only one day’s oil supply. “Why so much significance on what happened?” the ...

It’s an eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods, connecting with the oil of the lamp. This year, it coincided with ...