A rare coin bearing the name “Eleazar the Priest” and the inscription “Year One of the Redemption of Israel” was discovered about two weeks ago in a Judean Desert cave in the Matzok ...

Alongside the “Eleazar the Priest” coin were three other coins from the time of the Revolt, bearing simply the name “Simeon.” In the same Judean Desert area, the IAA Prevention of ...

Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority A date palm is engraved on the face of the coin, with the inscription “Eleazar the Priest” inscribed in ancient Hebrew script. On the reverse side ...

The coin’s face is engraved with a date palm and the inscription “Eleazar the Priest” in ancient Hebrew script. On the back, a bunch of grapes is encircled by the text “Year One of the Redemption of ...

One coin has a Hebrew inscription that translates to "Eleazar the Priest," which may refer to Eleazar Hamod'ai, a rabbi who lived in the town of Beitar, the headquarters of the revolt ...