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The emblem of Israel is an escutcheon which contains a menorah in its center, two olive branches on both sides of the menorah and at the bottom the label "Israel" in Hebrew. The emblem was designed by brothers Gabriel and Maxim Shamir , and was officially chosen on 10 February 1949 from among many other proposals submitted as part of a 1948 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Emblem of Israel Armiger Israel Adopted 10 February 1949 ; 75 years ago (1949-02-10) Motto ישראל (Israel) Constituent parts Menorah, olive branches The emblem of Israel depicts a temple menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, with the word Israel written in Hebrew (ישראל ...
Symbol Image History and usage Star of David: The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and ...
Menorah images that were discovered include the coins of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king of Judea, as well as on the walls of an Upper City mansion and Jason's Tomb in Jerusalem, and objects such as the Magdala stone. Following the destruction of the Second Temple, the menorah came to be recognized as a distinctively Jewish ...
Emblem of Jerusalem. The biblical Judah (in Hebrew: Yehuda) is the eponymous ancestor of the Tribe of Judah, which is traditionally symbolized by a lion.In Genesis, the patriarch Jacob ("Israel") gave that symbol to this tribe when he refers to his son Judah as a Gur Aryeh' גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, "Young Lion" (Genesis 49:9) when blessing him. [3]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Israel (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Israel" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
A supporter holds a cake with pictures of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage to be kidnapped by Hamas militants on the October 7 attack together with his mother and brother, as Israelis attend his ...
The Emblem of Israel shows a menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, and the writing "ישראל" (Hebrew for Israel) below it. The image used on the emblem is based on a depiction of the menorah on the Arch of Titus. The menorah was used in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem and has been a symbol of Judaism since ancient times