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The mezuza is a tiny receptacle that houses a parchment scroll which contains two verses from the scriptures. It is attached to the doorway of every Jewish home. Yehia's mezuzot followed the "Bezalelite" pattern, meaning that they are of silver, brass, alpaca and copper and include numerous and parallel hammered motifs. Some examples of these motifs are: paired Temple columns with an Oriental roof structure headed by the letter "shin" (denoting "Shadai", a name for G-d), stars of David, or inscriptions such as "and thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thy house and upon thy gates" (Deuteronomy 6:9). This particular mezuza features the Lion of Judah, the frontal face of the Temple of antiquity, and the name "Shadai" in holy lettering. |
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