The search for the biblical blue dye is now told in a new visitors center in Israel
A new visitor center in Kfar Adumim tells the story of the forty-year quest to locate the biblical blue dye tekhelet.
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Murex trunculus shells and coins depicting them from the Roman period. Photo courtesy of Ptil Tekhelet.
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The search for the biblical blue dye is now told in a new visitors center in Israel
A new visitor center in Kfar Adumim tells the story of the forty-year quest to locate the biblical blue dye tekhelet.
JNS
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Murex trunculus shells and coins depicting them from the Roman period. Photo courtesy of Ptil Tekhelet.
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The search for the biblical blue dye is now told in a new visitors center in Israel
A new visitor center in Kfar Adumim tells the story of the forty-year quest to locate the biblical blue dye tekhelet.
JNS
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Murex trunculus shells and coins depicting them from the Roman period. Photo courtesy of Ptil Tekhelet.
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The search for the biblical blue dye is now told in a new visitors center in Israel
A new visitor center in Kfar Adumim tells the story of the forty-year quest to locate the biblical blue dye tekhelet.
JNS
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Murex trunculus shells and coins depicting them from the Roman period. Photo courtesy of Ptil Tekhelet.
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