Sefer Yirmiyahu: Archaeology
This video is part of the Sefer Study series.
This is an analysis of the Archaeology of the Sefer by Nachliel Selavan MA. Ed (www.museumtours.co.il) - more info below.
Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.
Sefer Yirmiyahu accompanies us through the last five kings of Yehuda: Yoshiyahu, Yehoahaz, Yehoyakim, Yechonia and Zedekiah. He witnessed the destruction of Yehuda by Babylon, which he tried to prevent be rebuking the people to correct their bad ways, and encouraging them to stay out of foreign affairs...but to no avail.
This episode covers highlights form each of those five kings, and expands on the geopolitical situation, all the way to the assasination of Gedaliah - the governor of Yehuda appointed by Nebuchadnezzar. With his death, all hope for rebuilding the kingdom was done.
Check out the links to some great info, articles and videos relevant to this episode. Don’t forget to click the “like” button.
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BOOKS:
Uncovering Sefer Yirmiyahu
An Archaeological, Geographical, Historical Perspective
by: Rabbi Yehuda Landy
https://www.feldheim.com/uncovering-sefer-yirmiyahu
By the Rivers of Babylon
https://www.amazon.com/Rivers-Babylon-Story-Babylonian-Exile/dp/9657027276
More on “By the Rivers of Babylon”
YouTube Video
Times of Israel Article: https://www.timesofisrael.com/by-the-rivers-of-babylon-exhibit-breathes-life-into-judean-exile/
Bible Lands Museum Exhibitions
https://www.blmj.org/en/template/default.aspx?catId=3
Virtual tour of the exhibition:
http://www.noasarai.com/BLMJ/babylon/
More great videos and some articles about archaeology from the City of David and from the last days of the kingdom of Yehuda:
Ketef Hinnom and the Priestly Benedictions (Birkat Cohanim)
Destruction of Jerusalem and related videos - English and Hebrew with subtitles / dubbed available
Babylonian Destruction
The Babylonian Exile and the Edict of King Cyrus
Israelite Tower - battlefront with Babylon
https://youtu.be/KGsEsGApc-U
Seal of “natanmelech” found in Jerusalem
Area G and the finding of the Bullae
Royal Quarter (Area G) - City of David
https://www.cityofdavid.org.il/en/virtual_tour/royal-quarter-area-g-city-david
The administrative building with the bullae
Gemaryahu ben Shafan bulla
Jeremiah's pit and the seals of king's ministers
Jeremiah's Pit and the Seals of the King's Ministers
Some related articles:
Lachish - The Last Stand
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lachish-last-stand-nachliel-selavan/
Age of Empires Tour with Tanach Study
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/age-empires-met-adult-program-nachliel-hacohen-selavan/
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Nachliel Selavan, MA Ed., originally from Jerusalem’s Old City, is back in Israel after seven years of teaching full-time in the United States, developing his unique and engaging method of learning Torah through tour, travel and archaeology.
Nachliel created and delivered an integrated learning and museum tour program for both school and adult educational settings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has hosted similar pilot visits to a dozen museums in North America, and a few museums in Europe and in Jerusalem. He also teaches and engages audiences through virtual tours and social media, and has recently completed Tanach Study Plus - delivering a weekly episode of Archaeology on the Parasha.
You can find him on www.museumtours.co.il and on social media @MuseumToursIL and email him at nachliel@torahintermedia.com
