While name diversity in Israel’s capital, Samaria, was lower than in the kingdom’s periphery—suggesting a broadly distributed elite—Jerusalem showed higher diversity than rural Judah, possibly due to an influx of refugees.

Joseph and his dreams are discussed in the Torah portion Vayeishev, which always either precedes Chanukah or falls during the holiday. 

Israeli paratroopers in the south uncovered a watchtower that dates back to the time of King Hezekiah in the 8th century BCE.