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Inscriptions Dating Back to Fourth Century Discovered in Israel

August 25, 1953
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Important inscriptions dating back to the fourth and fifth centuries C.E. have been discovered in Beth Shearim, in the Emek Jezreel. President Itzhak Ben-Zvi and Hebrew University experts have proceeded to the site to inspect the inscriptions, unearthed by the Israel Exploration Society.

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