The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israelites/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png israelites | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israelites/ 32 32 Forget the granny flat: Study of Israelite home shows elders ruled the Iron Age roost https://www.timesofisrael.com/forget-the-granny-flat-study-of-israelite-home-shows-elders-ruled-the-iron-age-roost/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:53:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757634 Finds at Tel 'Eton preserved by fire amid Assyrian conquest 2,700 years ago offer evidence that matriarch and patriarch got biggest and best room of multi-generational household

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]]> Ancient Israelites were more worldly than their insular Judean cousins, study shows https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-israelites-were-more-worldly-than-their-insular-judean-cousins-study-shows/ Tue, 13 May 2025 07:15:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3546624 Using statistical methods from field of ecological biodiversity, Israeli scholars analyze 1,000 First Temple period names and find that the northern state was likely more 'cosmopolitan'

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]]> Jezreel Valley graves cast light on waning Canaanite cities, waxing Israelite monarchy https://www.timesofisrael.com/jezreel-valley-graves-cast-light-on-waning-canaanite-cities-waxing-israelite-monarchy/ Sat, 25 May 2024 00:24:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290468 Beeswax burial ritual at Horvat Tevet site reflects lingering influence during transition from Egyptian rule 3,000 years ago, which also shaped Israelite economics and agriculture

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]]> Podcast: Catfish, sharks, and eels, oy vey! Non-kosher fish eaten by Israelites https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-catfish-sharks-and-eels-oy-vey-non-kosher-fish-eaten-by-israelites/ Fri, 28 May 2021 07:16:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2554095 A new archaeological study of fish remains finds that regardless of biblical ban, ancient Holy Land residents didn't get the memo that fins and scales are a must

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]]> Samaritan cookbook introduces ancient people’s cuisine to new global audiences https://www.timesofisrael.com/samaritan-cookbook-introduces-ancient-peoples-cuisine-to-new-global-audiences/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:01:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2512468 Filled by recipes, gorgeous photographs and historical background, 'Samaritan Cookbook' provides taste of life in enigmatic community split between Israel and Palestinian Authority

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]]> Hebrew nametag on ancient wine jar reopens debate on size of Israelite kingdom https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-nametag-on-ancient-wine-jar-reopens-debate-on-scope-of-israelite-kingdom/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:29:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2218108 The area of Abel Beth Maacah, near Metula, was previously thought to be outside of Hebrew domain during 10th-9th century BCE

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]]> Out of the shadows, Jerusalem mayor’s wife finds her voice in bold strokes https://www.timesofisrael.com/out-of-the-shadows-jerusalem-mayors-wife-finds-her-voice-in-bold-strokes/ Sat, 11 Aug 2018 07:11:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1902813 Beverly Barkat's new art installment, 'After the Tribes,' to feature at Rome's Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi, in honor of Israel's 70th

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