A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem. (credit ... the Second Temple was reconstructed under the auspices of King Herod. Talmudic sages praised it extravagant beauty, saying, “Whoever ...

It was the first time that archaeologists successfully restored a part of the Temple complex built by King Herod more than 2,000 years ago. (JTA) — Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have ...

He created magnificent public building works across Judaea, most notably the colossal reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Herod saved his people from famine in the mid-20s B.C. Although his ...

Herod, even though he had a very complicated ... that would have circulated around the priesthood and around the Temple in Jerusalem, was an old group known as the Sadducees.

Death of Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai (Chida), Sephardi legal scholar, Kabbalist, emissary, and author of more than 70 ...

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just concluded their second season of excavations at Hyrcania, where they found colorful Byzantine mosaics and Herodian frescoes ...

This temple was destroyed, rebuilt, renovated, and then finally destroyed again never to be rebuilt. But the two (or three, counting Herod’s renovation) iterations of the Jerusalem Temple are joined ...

and Bar-Nathan R. 2011. Jerusalem, The Old City, Wilson’s Arch and the Great Causeway. HA-ESI 123. Onn A, Weksler-Bdolah S. and Patrich J. 2016. A Herodian Triclinium with a Fountain along the Road ...

This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King Herod's renovation of the Second Temple and dates back ... Jordan River from Jerusalem - Guided (6 reviews) In the Footsteps ...

The Israeli Police said on Thursday that 3,000 officers would be deployed in Jerusalem for the first Friday of Ramadan as ...

The Old City is home to many of Jerusalem's most sought-after attractions, including the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Temple Mount ... Damascus Gate, Herod's Gate, Lions ...

Herod, even though he had a very complicated ... that would have circulated around the priesthood and around the Temple in Jerusalem, was an old group known as the Sadducees.