More archaeological proof that the Jewish people are indigenous to Israel. From First Temple Seal Found in City of David: An ancient seal bearing an archaic Hebrew inscription dating back to the 8th century BCE has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday. The seal, discovered near the Gihon Spring, bears...
2500-year-old First Temple Seal Found in Jerusalem
Originally posted on JPost: Jan 17, 2008 Via JPost: A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archaeological excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David, a prominent Israeli archaeologist said Wednesday. The 2,500-year-old black stone seal, which has the...
Jerusalem’s Jewish Roots Must Be Acknowledged
From Jerusalem’s Jewish Roots Must Be Acknowledged: Jerusalem is hardly a real estate issue. It is at the heart of the Israel-Arab impasse, for it relates fundamentally to history, theology and national identity. Jerusalem is at the heart of religious identity for Jews – we pray each day toward Jerusalem and for its welfare, we regularly read the biblical accounts of our forefathers...
Has King David’s spa been uncovered?
From Has King David’s spa been uncovered?: There’s a buzz of excitement among archeologists. In recent days, archeological digs in Jerusalem revealed a tunnel that, according to a number of estimates, leads to a pool used by King David. The digs, which have been underway for years, are located in David’s City, west of the Wailing Wall. A year ago, archeologists discovered a pool...
What are the facts about Jewish and Arab claims to the Holy Land of Israel?
Islamic identification with the Jewish and Christian Holy Land is tenuous, and secondary to the most important sites in Islam. The 16 facts listed below underscore the unremitting campaign of Arab nations to destroy Israel in the face of numerous overtures by Israel to trade land for Middle East peace. If you have friends, acquaintances, or fellow synagogue or church members who would appreciate...
First Temple-era seal discovered in Arab debris
Folks, here’s more proof that Israel belongs to the Jews, and not to some falsified and fabricated group of people recently named “Palestinians”: A First-Temple period seal has been discovered amidst piles of rubble from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday, in what could prove to be an historic find. The small – less than 1 cm – seal...
Jerusalem: Whose city — whose “holy city” — is it?
What are the facts? A city of many nationalities. Before the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, during which the Israeli Defense Forces re-conquered Jerusalem from the Jordanians, claims to Jerusalem being a Moslem holy city were rarely, if ever, asserted. Jerusalem had always been a city in which many religions and nationalities lived side by side. It was only after the old city was back in Jewish...
Jerusalem’s Jewish Roots
From Jerusalem’s Jewish Roots: The recently ended season of excavations at the top of the City of David slope in Jerusalem was accompanied by much excitement. With every passing day, more and more parts of an enormous building were unearthed. “It is without doubt a public building. It matters little if it is a palace or a fortress. The fact is that a structure like this from this...
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