Description

Hanukkah Oil Lamp

During the second century BC, the Jewish people, under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus, revolted against the Greek Seleucids who controlled Jerusalem. Their victory set the stage for the political situation into which Jesus was born. Each year at Hanukah, the Jewish people celebrate the Maccabean victory. They light candles each day to commemorate the Hanukkah miracle. In an act of dedication to God, the priests lit the temple menorah even though they only had enough oil to create light for one day. Miraculously, the menorah lamps burned bright for eight days. Jesus celebrated Hanukkah, which is also known as the Feast of Dedication.

“Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.” – John 10:22–23. 

Today, it is traditional to light candles for Hanukkah. But the original light sources of the second century BC were small, pinched oil lamps such as this one. The body of the lamp held oil, and a wick, laid through the pinched hole, supported the flame, which shed a small circle of light.

Details:

This Hanukkah oil lamp is made of tan-colored clay. It originally had the shape of a small bowl. The potter folded two sides of the bowl upward. He pinched them together at the top to create the body of the lamp, complete with a filling hole and a nozzle.

Height:3.5″ Inches / 9 CM.

Width:2″ Inches / 4 CM.

Antiquities from the land of the Bible are great investments and teaching tools. They bring the Bible to life in a tangible way, connecting the stories of the Bible with real artifacts that illuminate the text.

Comes with a certificate of authenticity and all required documents for export approval.

Shipped direct from Jerusalem.

Zak’s Antiquities is the website of Zak’s fine art and antiquities located on the Christian Quarter road in Jerusalem’s Old City. The shop began in 1964 and has remained as a family owned and operated business till this day. For the past 50 years Zak’s Antiquities has sold ancient coins, antiquities and art authentic to Israel and Jerusalem.