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 ...

Close to Jaffa Street, at the entrance to the Russian Compound, lies an ancient giant pillar, still partially embedded in the stone quarry from which it was carved. A flaw, visible to the naked ...

and an exceptionally clear illustration of Herod’s political skills. Herod’s subjects, rather than glorifying him as the rebuilder of the Temple, loathed him for sticking a Roman eagle on top ...

Education Week attendees use 3-D virtual reality glasses to tour Herod's temple. (LeAnn Hunt) BYU Education Week participants can take a virtual reality tour of Herod’s temple in the Joseph ...

The Dome of the Rock sits in what Muslims call the Noble Sanctuary and Jews and Christians refer to as Temple Mount Archaeologists have discovered the quarry King Herod is believed to have used ...

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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 ...

Excavation director Ofer Sion believes: “The stones that were quarried here were used by Herod to build the walls of the Temple. The immense size of the stones… indicates it was highly likely that the ...

Now, here's a model of biblical proportions. A retired farmer has spent more than 30 years building an enormous scale model of Herod's temple - and it is still not finished Credit: GEOFF ROBINSON ...

The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple. Known both as the Finger of Og and as Herod’s Pillar ...