Israeli archeologist sheds light on rare engraved menorah discovered near Jerusalem – This is only the second time that a menorah has been discovered on a Jewish tomb from the period preceding the Bar-Kokhba revolt | Israelnewsstand

An archeologist from Bar-Ilan University has shed light on a rare seven-branch menorah drawing that possibly dates back to the Hasmonean era, found at the entrance to a tomb on the outskirts of the Arab village of Mukhmas near Jerusalem.