Two Coins with the Feast of the Booths

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Two Coins with the Feast of the Booths

‎One of the two coins dates back to the time of the First Jewish Revolt (on the right: year 4 = 69/70 CE), the other to the Second Jewish Revolt (on the left: year 3 = 134/5 CE). Both coins show things that are of great importance for the Feast of the Booths: a date palm frond (lulav) and a lemon-like citrus fruit (etrog).
‎1 Macc 10:21; 2 Macc 1:18; 10:6; John 7:2

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