Let the Stones Speak

Hosted by Brent Nagtegaal

Let the Stones Speak brings you archaeology from a biblical perspective. Host Brent Nagtegaal is on location in Jerusalem to give you the most important developments happening on the ground—and emerging from beneath it. Nagtegaal is a contributor for ArmstrongInstitute.org.

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#7: 2,600-Year-Old Wine Jars, Vanilla and the Book of Jeremiah

Aired Monday, April 4, 2022   ·   08:07 AM CDT   ·   43 minutes

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority have just released surprising findings from a chemical analysis of sixth-century B.C.E. wine jars recently discovered in the City of David. It turns out that Jerusalem’s elites enjoyed their wine with a touch of vanilla.

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Show Notes

New Discovery: Jerusalem Elites Were Imbibing on Vanilla-Laced Wine Before City’s Fall