Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem opened its doors to the public during 1992 and has since earned international acclaim as a universal center for cultural and educational programming

Ron Peled, AllAboutJerusalem.com

The Bible Lands Museum explores the culture of the nations mentioned in the Bible, among them the Canaanites, ancient Egyptians, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians & Persians.

The museum is located on Museum Row in Givat Ram, next to the Israeli Museum.

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

Photo: Ron Peled

The main gallery in the museum displays hundreds of artifacts such as ancient documents, idols, coins, statues, weapons, pottery, seals from across the ancient Near East and more. Many topics are elaborated upon in brief articles on the walls (e.g. the origins of the alphabet, embalming, and Abraham's journey).

The museum also exhibits scale models of ancient sites in Jerusalem, a Ziggurat at Ur and the pyramids at Giza. While the museum's emphasis is the history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the curators draw attention to relevant biblical verses.

For example, above a gallery of ancient Anatolian jugs is the verse "Behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain and drew water" (Genesis 24).

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Phone: 02-5611066

Address: Museum Row, near the Israel
Museum, 25 Avraham Granot Street,
P.O Box 4670, Jerusalem 91046

Opening Hours:

Sun., Mon., Tues., Thurs. 9:30 - 17:30
Weds. 9:30 - 21:30
Fri. & Holiday Eves. 9:30 - 14:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 15:00

Holidays - closed

Daily Guided Tours:

English 10:30, Hebrew 11:00.

Additional Tours on Wednesdays: English 17:30, Hebrew 18:00.

Saturday: Please check in advance

Private tours, additional languages and groups by advance reservation.