Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have restored floor tiling that was part of the courtyards of King Herod’s Second Temple over 2,000 years ago. This was the first time archaeologists ...

(JTA) — Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have restored floor tiling that was part of the courtyards of King Herod’s Second Temple over 2,000 years ago. It was the first time archaeologists ...

Hundreds of lavish stone floor tiles believed to have decorated the Second Temple in Jerusalem have been identified in rubble removed from the Temple Mount, archaeologists announced Tuesday. The ...

The temple was reconstructed and expanded during King Herod’s reign between 37 and ... from sediments taken from the Temple Mount, these floor tiles all display three characteristics that ...

The recovery of ancient segments of stone flooring allowed researchers begin reconstructing the floor. Archaeologists involved in the project learned from design patterns used by Herod at other sites ...

Ten measures of beauty descended to the world, Jerusalem took nine – Talmud, Kiddushin 49b Whoever has not see Herod’s Temple has not seen a beautiful building in his lifetime – Talmud ...

during the time of King Herod about 2,000 years ago. The temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD during a Jewish rebellion. Some 600 segments of coloured stone floor have been found since ...

An unusual plan to ... such a move.” Herod the Great ruled over the Judean Kingdom in the first century BC, and died in 4 AD. He was responsible for rebuilding the Second Temple, as well as ...

Medieval commentators debate whether God originally intended to prescribe the building of a material sanctuary, the predecessor of Herod’s Jerusalem Temple. Rashi opines that the community ...