Author Archives: Leen Ritmeyer

Walking through the Herodian sewer in Jerusalem

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the previous post we mentioned the opening of the Herodian sewer in Jerusalem. One can now walk underground from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount. Last week, we were one of the first groups to walk through this … Continue reading →

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Want to walk through a sewer in Jerusalem?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Don’t fear, the sewer is dry! One can now walk underground through the full length of the 2,000 year old Herodian drainage channel that ran below the street from the Siloam Pool to Robinson’s Arch near the Temple Mount. The … Continue reading →

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Music Festival at the home of the Ark of the Covenant in Kiryat Yearim

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Kiryat Yearim is one of the most evocative Biblical sites in Israel and never more than during the Abu-Gosh Festival. Then, twice a year, at Succot and Shavuot, this Arab village in the Judean hills, where the Ark of the … Continue reading →

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Read the Dead Sea Scrolls online

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

From the website of the Israel Museum: The Israel Museum welcomes you to the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, allowing users to examine and explore these most ancient manuscripts from Second Temple times at a level of detail never before … Continue reading →

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Lectures at the Palestine Exploration Fund, London

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

If you’re in London during the next few months, you may find the following lectures interesting: The Palestine Exploration Fund: Forthcoming Lectures 06 October 2011 The Petra Effect: Archaeology and Psychical Research at George Horsfield and Agnes Conway’s Excavations 10 November … Continue reading →

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The Southern Steps of the Temple Mount

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Wayne Stiles always writes enthusiastically about places in Israel that have a connection with the Bible. In his latest article for the Jerusalem Post, he describes the steps leading up to the Double Gate of the Temple Mount. These were … Continue reading →

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Restoration of the ‘crown’ of the Damascus Gate

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Damascus Gate is located in the centre of the northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Kikar haShabbat News reports that the top of this gate has been restored as part of the Jerusalem City Wall Conservation Project. The … Continue reading →

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Menorah and Roman sword found in Jerusalem

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Two amazing finds testify to the last days of Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 AD, In a drainage channel that led from the Temple Mount to the Siloam Pool a stone with an inscribed menorah was found, together with a Roman … Continue reading →

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City of David Conference – Sept 8th, 2011

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Barnea Levi Selavan sends this program of the upcoming conference in the City of David. September 8th, 2011 6.30 – Entry 7pm Aharon Horowitz, Yuval Baruch, Evyatar Cohen (two varying options concerning dating of tunnel) 7.15 Y Garfinkel – thoughts about … Continue reading →

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Have Archaeologists Discovered High Priest’s Bell?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell during an excavation in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. by Elad Benari Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell with a small loop at its end. The finding was made … Continue reading →

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