In Egypt, a piece of Jewish pottery from an ancient Jewish settlement and temple suggests a woman’s role as a priestess

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"... While the Temple in Jerusalem is the only Jewish temple mentioned in the Bible, there were other Jewish temples, including one in the Egyptian city of Elephantine. Built in the 6th century BCE and destroyed in 410 BCE by priests of the Egyptian god Khnum, the temple was a place where local Jews, often Israelite soldiers hired by Egypt, could offer sacrifices. According to some scholars, the description of the temple at Elephantine is similar to the mishkan, or tabernacle, described in the book of Exodus.

One of the interesting features of this community, aside from that it performed Jewish sacrifices outside of Jerusalem, is the presence of female functionaries in the temple. ..."

In Egypt, a piece of Jewish pottery suggests a woman’s role that was stolen from history - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Excavation work done in 1967 revealed the remains of a Jewish colony centered on a small temple ... in Elephantine, in what is present-day Aswan, Egypt. (Question: