The Israeli Police said on Thursday that 3,000 officers would be deployed in Jerusalem for the first Friday of Ramadan as thousands of Muslims are expected to gather at the Temple Mount for morning ...

According to the Bible, David gathered building materials for a temple that was to replace Israel’s mobile house of worship, ...

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 year, the 40-day-long Christian fast called Lent began on March 5 and will end on April 17. It seems the word ‘Lent’ ...

Do you like history? I do. And I’m not sure why except that, I think it’s interesting to imagine those earlier times and then try to imagine yourself in that ...

John was apparently put to death by the Roman emperor Herod Antipas for criticising him ... attending to his duties as a priest in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. Elizabeth is described as a ...

PALESTINE (and Its Environs) during the Lifetimes of Jesus & Paul; mostly ruled by the Herodian Dynasty: GALILEE - part of the Kingdom of Herod the Great ... site of the Temple, thus the center ...

The ruins of Herodium, one of Herod the Great’s summit fortresses ... the Magdala Stone is thought to be modeled after the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and may have served as a ceremonial Torah ...

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 ...