Building and furnishing the Herodian Temple involved more than stone quarrying and laying, but the stones and foundations of Herod’s Temple can give us clues to Temple Mount history. Read more…
Temple at Jerusalem
Considered sacred ground even before Biblical times and bitterly contested in our own day, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is one of the most fascinating and important places on earth. Few places in the world have enjoyed such religious significance. According to Jewish, Christian and Muslim doctrine, it was here that Adam was buried after being expelled from Eden. This is also the site where it is said Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son, where Solomon built his Temple, and where Muhammad ascended to heaven.
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The Stones of Herod’s Temple Reveal Temple Mount History
• 02/21/2013
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Jewish Captives in the Imperial City
• 01/28/2013
Ancient Rome was the superpower of its day. Yet, when the Romans conquered the tiny province of Judea and quashed the First Jewish Revolt in 70 C.E., it was actually Read more…
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First Temple Period Ritual Structure Discovered Near Jerusalem
• 12/27/2012
Archaeologists have uncovered a temple and cache of sacred vessels dating back to the First Temple period, providing a unique glimpse into public religion in the early monarchy before the Read more…
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First Temple Period ‘Matanyahu’ Seal Discovered in Jerusalem
• 05/02/2012
An Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Jerusalem uncovered a small stone seal dating to the First Temple period earlier this week. The 8th-6th century B.C.E. personal seal was used to Read more…
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Jerusalem Seal Gives Evidence for Temple Ritual
• 12/27/2011
Archaeologists surveying the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount in the area of Robinson’s Arch have found a button-sized, first-century C.E. seal inscribed in Aramaic with the phrase “pure for Read more…
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Understanding the Jewish Menorah
• 10/17/2011
The Jewish menorah—especially the Temple menorah, a seven-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple—is the most enduring and iconic Jewish symbol. But what did the Temple menorah actually look like? Read more…
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Searching for the Temple of King Solomon
• 03/29/2011
The black basalt ruins of the Iron Age temple discovered at ’Ain Dara in northern Syria offer the closest known parallel to the Temple of King Solomon in the Bible. Read more…
