Season 2: Episode 69
Food: What Did They Eat in Ancient Israel?
Date Aired: 6/3/2024
: Finally, Helen and Dave turn to the most important topic of any time period—food! What the heck did regular folks in the Levant eat back in the twelfth and eleventh centuries BCE? The Hebrew Bible is a lousy recipe book, so we talked to Jacob Damm, an archeologist who specializes in the food and foodways of Ancient Israel. Grab a snack for this one. You’re gonna get hungry.
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