From Archeologists Discover Segment of Jerusalem Storm Drain from Second Temple Period: A 70-meter-long segment of Jerusalem’s central drain dating from the Second Temple period was discovered Sunday by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The segment is located between the Temple Mount and the Pool of Siloam. It stretched underneath the Old City’s main street and cleared rainwater from the areas it served. It is made of massive slabs of stone, and is about three meters high and one meter wide.
Read More +Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam, a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, the LOS ANGELES TIMES reports. The pool was fed by the now famous Hezekiah’s Tunnel and is “a much grander affair” than archeologists previously believed, with three tiers of stone stairs allowing easy access to the water, according to Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archeology Review, which reported the find Monday. “Scholars
Read More +Folks, readers have asked us about how we can state that Israel belongs to the Jews. Well, you can start by doing your own research on British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon, (search on her name at www.google.com) who excavated several areas in Israel. One site in particular, the area known as the Citadel – is part of the foundation to the First Jewish Temple, built on a wall of stones, and when it was uncovered appeared as an escarpment. She found a structure that was in existence when Jerusalem was conquered by David. It was originally a Jebusite palace, and for
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Another hat tip to Hasidic Gentile for posting about this fantastic archaeological discovery that proves once again the historical accuracy and the Biblical record that establishes that the lands bequeathed by G-d to the descendants of Abraham through Isaac have been the Hebrew homeland long before any son of Ishmael ever resided there: A pool that served as a main water reservoir for Jerusalem residents 2,000 years ago has been uncovered, the Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The Pool of Siloam was uncovered last week by chance at the southern end of the City of David – in what today is
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