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The Bible's Buried Secrets

The Bible’s Buried Secrets

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Ehud Netzer

Herod’s Tomb Found

Thirty-five years after he first began excavating the site of Herodium, archaeologist Ehud Netzer, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has finally found what he’s been looking for—the tomb of Herod the Great, the murderous king who ruled Judea on behalf of Rome from 37 to 4 B.C.

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