The Jewish tradition has preserved an ancient custom of eating dates on the evening of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) accompanied by the request: "May it be your will, that there come an end to our enemies". While on the Roman coins the date palm is a symbol of Jewish defeat, on the evening of Rosh Hashanah the date expresses the hope for victory over enemies.
("Judea Capta" coin, bronze, minted in Rome, 71 CE)

Free admission for children under 18 Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays. Courtesy of the Friends of BLMJ.

Ancient Jewelry - Re-Created

Replicas from the PURE GOLD exhibition, created by students from the Jewelry Design Department at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.

3.1.2012 - 31.3.2013

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem launches a new weekend activity for families this winter, including free entrance for children!

Due to President Barak Obama's visit to Jerusalem
The Museum will be closed Wed. – Friday, March 20 – 22nd 2013
It will reopen on Saturday, March 23rd 2013
We apologize for the inconvenience
 

Four are among the smallest creatures on earth, yet they are the wisest of the wise" (Proverbs 30:24) – Animal Imagery Through the Perspective of Wisdom Literature**, Dr. Tova Forti, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Hebrew 

Eshet Hail –Woman of Valor
in Memory of Dr. Joan Goodnick Westenholz
Former Chief Curator of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
Wednesday, June 26th 2013

18:15– Assembly, light refreshments will be served

18:30 – In Memoriam
Ms. Amanda Weiss Director, BLMJ
Dr. Filip Vukosavović Curator, BLMJ

18:50– Tribute
Joan and the Great Wall of Sargon of Akkad, Prof. Wayne Horowitz, Hebrew Univ. (English)

19:30 – Main Lecture
The Limitation on Royal Deification in Mesopotamia: Evidence from the Visual Records, Prof. Tallay Ornan, Hebrew Univ. (Hebrew)

Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
Tel. 972-(0)2-561-1066 Fax. 972-(0)2-563-8228
www.blmj.org
 

July 5, at 10:30 – Etched in Stone (English)
The cultures of the Ancient Near East as reflected in the Museum’s stone artifacts.

July 12, at 11:00 – "And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city…" (Hebrew)Babylon and Judea at the end of First Temple Period.
 

July 19, at 11:00 – What is Love? (Hebrew)
The bonds of love and the contract of marriage in the Ancient Near East.

July 26, at 11:00 – In the Footsteps of the Patriarchs (Hebrew)
A fascinating tour following the heroes of the Bible.

August 2, at 10:30 – In the Footsteps of the Patriarchs (English)
A fascinating tour following the heroes of the Bible.

 August 9, at 11:00 – What is Love? (Hebrew)
The bonds of love and the contract of marriage in the Ancient Near East.

August 16, at 11:00 – Tov, Yallah, Bye (Hebrew)
Discover the Hebrew writing and lingual concepts through it's origins in the Ancient Near East.

 August 23, at 10:30 – The World of the Bible (English)
Journey through the ancient lands of the Bible

August 30, at 11:00 – Beginnings (Hebrew)
Creation stories and foundation myths in ancient times

September 6 – Rosh Hashanah – Museum closed

September 13 – Yom Kippur Eve – Museum closed

September 20, at 11:00 – "And ye shall take you the fruit of goodly trees" (Hebrew)
The Seven Species of the Ancient Near-East

September 27, 10:30 – "And ye shall take you the fruit of goodly trees" (English)
The Seven Species of the Ancient Near-East
 

 New Discoveries at Huqoq,

 Prof. Jodi Magness, University of North Carolina, Hebrew

The Book of Books
New exhibition in cooperation with Verbum Domini
October 2013 – April 2014

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem presents an exciting new exhibition displaying the most important biblical texts ever to be seen in Israel in one show.
Displaying fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint, to the earliest New Testament Scriptures, exquisite illuminated manuscripts, rare fragments from the Cairo Geniza and original pages from the Gutenberg Bible; this exhibition will trace the Jewish roots of Christianity and the dissemination of monotheistic faith.
Here for a limited time only before opening in the Vatican in the Spring of 2014.
*Audio-guides
*Languages: Guided tours are available in multiple languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and more.
*Open 7 days a week
*Fully accessible for the disabled
*Due to the popularity of this exhibition, additional hours will be added, Please contact us for details and to coordinate in advance.