By the beginning of the first century AD, Jews had spread from ... their independent existence under Roman law. The temple in Jerusalem Although each Jewish community worshipped at its own ...

"The structure ceased to function during the 8th century ... Jerusalem, and in doing so, he abolished the ritual sites located across the kingdom. It also describes that during the First Temple ...

The Jewish population of Judea and Galilee was divided into three religious groups, two major and one minor. The largest group by numbers were the Pharisees but they were not a majority.

Archaeologists believe they’ve fully excavated eight rooms carved from stone, which were used for ritual practices during the eighth century B.C. Evidence shows that the use of the rooms was ...

Myths, of the Da Vinci Code variety, abound that vessels from the ancient Jerusalem Temples are squirreled ... The view that the Temple vessels, or keylim, are in Rome dates back to the early ...

According to Shukron, “The structure ceased to function during the 8th century ... Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered across the kingdom. The Bible describes how, during the First ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly animal sacrifice in the Kingdom of Judah during the First Temple period.

"The structure ceased to function during the 8th century BCE ... Structure discovered in Jerusalem's City of David dates back to the First Temple, study finds ...