A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem. (credit: Prof. Steven Fine) Work on the edifice was completed in the days of Persian king Darius I, ushering in a period of Jewish revival and returning ...

The Bible says Hezekiah wanted to centralize worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, and in doing so, he abolished the ritual sites located across the kingdom. It also describes that during the First ...

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Barkay G. and Dvira Y.S. 2012. The Temple Mount Sifting Project: Third Preliminary Report. In E. Meiron ed. City of David, Studies of Ancient Jerusalem 13. Jerusalem. Pp. 74–76 (Hebrew). Barkay G. and ...

“On the eastern slopes of the City of David, just a few hundred yards away from the Temple Mount, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority claim to have uncovered a second temple.” - ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly animal sacrifice in the Kingdom of Judah during the First Temple period.

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

An ancient structure uncovered on the eastern slope of the City of David inside Jerusalem Walls National Park is believed to have been used for ritual practices during the time of the First Temple, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and significant ritual structure in the eastern section of the City of David, located within the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The ancient site, dated to the ...