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	The oldest known poor box, inscribed with the Hebrew word for “your brother” Beit Shemesh Iron Age II, 8th century BCE Pottery H: 9; Diam: 19.5 cm Israel Antiquities Authority Accession number: IAA B-469
Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir