Some 2,000 years ago, a family living in the Eastern Galilee suddenly abandoned its farm. While its motives are unknown, it left behind a treasure trove of artifacts and critical insights into the daily life of the Hasmonean period.

Some of its iron agricultural tools, unearthed at Horbat Asad in 2022, are now being displayed to the public for the first time at Ben Gurion Airport as “The Eternity of Israel Exhibition.”

The exhibit “seeks to convey the powerful vitality of the Jewish People, and how they cleave to their land,” Galit Litani, curator on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, said in a statement after the exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday.

“We wanted to create an experience that combines the worlds of archaeology, history and culture, and gives travelers a glimpse into our people’s history, as reflected through the findings.”

Housed along the airport’s departure hall through January 2026,........

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