Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem — Attraction in Jerusalem

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem holds a unique collection dating back to the beginning of written history. It tells the story of humanity, the story of culture, the story of where we came from and how we got here. It tells Your Story. The Museum presents the history of humanity through one of the most important collections of artifacts from the Ancient Near East – the Lands of the Bible. On display are the great civilizations that rose and flourished in this region – Sumer, Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Canaan, Persia, Greece and Rome, who were responsible for the advancements of Western civilization. These cultures developed our understanding of science and technology, language and writing, economics and commerce, faith and religion and material culture. We invite you to explore the greatest revolutions in our ancient history and to discover the power of the continuum that is constantly transforming the world we live in.

ADMISSION FEES

Adult – 44 ILS

Child(5-18)/student/soldier/disabled/Oleh Chadash/senior – 22 ILS

Non-Israeli seniors – 35 ILS

*Free admission for children on Wednesdays after 4 pm and...

This is a museum of the lands of the Bible in the sense that some, perhaps even the majority, of the exhibits are from the archeological eras and locations of the Bible, but that is as far as it goes. There is no sense in which these many and varied exhibits are arranged to tell the story of the Bible. In fact, so many of the exhibits are of cultures and religions antithetical to the Bible (Egyptian temples, Greek and Roman gods, contemporary prayers written in praise of defunct deities) as to leave the impression that the purpose of the Museum is to belittle and marginalise the Hebrew Bible. Israel, and especially Jerusalem, needs a museum of the Bible. This institution is not worthy...

I preferred this museum over the Israel Museum, personally. It's cheaper too. If you want to see archeology that chronicles the history and movements of the Jewish people, then this is the museum to go to. They also have Bible quotations posted in every section of the museum, to give a biblical context for what you're seeing. Sometimes, the verses quoted seem kind of unrelated, but overall, they tie things together nicely. Some things I learned: 1) signet seals were very important and very common markers in ancient history for identifying who was giving orders and such. 2) Israel's early cultural influences included a blend from not just Egyptian culture, but also mesopotamian. You...