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The Bible Lands Museum is a museum in Jerusalem, Israel, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible, among them the ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians and Persians. The aim of the museum is to put these peoples into historical context.^[1]The museum is located on Museum Row in Givat Ram, between the Israel Museum and the Science Museum.

History

The museum was founded by Elie Borowski in 1992 to house his personal collection.^[2]On a visit to Jerusalem in 1981, a woman he met at a hotel, Batya Weiss, encouraged him to bring his collection to Israel rather than establish a museum for it in Toronto, Canada, as he had intended. She put him in contact with Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek. Borowski heeded her advice, and built the Bible Lands museum. The two eventually married.^[3]O

Exhibits

The main gallery displays hundreds of artifacts: ancient documents, idols, coins, statues, weapons, pottery, and seals from across the ancient Near East. Many topics are elaborated upon in brief articles on the walls (e.g. the origins of the alphabet, embalming, and Abraham's journey). The museum also exhibits scale models of ancient sites in Jerusalem, a Ziggurat at Ur and the pyramids at Giza. While the museum's emphasis is the history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the curators draw attention to relevant biblical verses. For example, above a gallery of ancient Anatolian jugs is the verse "Behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain and drew water" (Genesis 24:45).

Main gallery

The main gallery consists of 21 numbered sections in chronological order:

From Hunter to Urban Dweller
The Coming of Civilizations
Symbolic Communication
Literate Voices, the Story of Writing
The Pre-Patriarchal World
The Sumerian Temple
Old Kingdom of Egypt
Genesis 14, the Age of Warfare
The Age of the Patriarchs
When ISrael Sojourned in Egypt
The Sea Peoples
The Arrival of the Iranian Horsemen
Stones of Aram
Israel Among the Nations
Assyria, the Rod of My Anger
The Splendor of Persia
Hellenistic Dominions
Rome and Judea
Roman and Coptic Egypt
Sassanian Mesopotamia - Home of the Babylonian Talmud

References

^ Bringing civilizations together, By MICHAEL GREEN, Jerusalem Post , May 29, 2008 [1]
^ The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem by Mordechai Beck
^ The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem by Mordechai Beck

External links

The Bible Lands Museum
The Bible Lands Museum at ilMuseums.com

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[1] Bringing civilizations together, By MICHAEL GREEN, Jerusalem Post , May 29, 2008 [1]

[2] The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem by Mordechai Beck

[3] The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem by Mordechai Beck

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 The '''Bible Lands Museum''' is a museum in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the [[Bible]], among them the [[ancient Egyptians]], [[Canaanites]], [[Philistines]], [[Arameans]], [[Hittites]], [[Elamites]], [[Phoenicians]] and [[Persians]].  The aim of the museum is to put these peoples into historical context.<ref> Bringing civilizations together, By MICHAEL GREEN, Jerusalem  Post ,  May 29, 2008  [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1212041428464]</ref>The museum is located on Museum Row in [[Givat Ram]], between the [[Israel Museum]] and the Science Museum.
 == History ==
-The museum was founded by [[Elie Borowski]] in 1992 to house his personal collection.<ref>[http://www.hagshama.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=1319 The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem] by Mordechai Beck</ref>
+The museum was founded by [[Elie Borowski]] in 1992 to house his personal collection.<ref>[http://www.hagshama.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=1319 The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem] by Mordechai Beck</ref>On a visit to Jerusalem in 1981, a woman he met at a hotel, Batya Weiss, encouraged him to bring his collection to Israel rather than establish a museum for it in Toronto, Canada, as he had intended. She put him in contact with Jerusalem mayor [[Teddy Kollek]]. Borowski heeded her advice, and built the Bible Lands museum. The two eventually married.<ref>[http://www.hagshama.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=1319 The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem] by Mordechai Beck</ref>O
 ==Exhibits==
 The main gallery displays hundreds of artifacts: ancient documents, idols, coins, statues, weapons, pottery, and seals from across the ancient Near East. Many topics are elaborated upon in brief articles on the walls (e.g. the origins of the alphabet, embalming, and Abraham's journey). The museum also exhibits scale models of ancient sites in Jerusalem, a Ziggurat at Ur and the pyramids at Giza. While the museum's emphasis is the history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the curators draw attention to relevant biblical verses. For example, above a gallery of ancient Anatolian jugs is the verse "Behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain and drew water" (Genesis 24:45).