Category Archives: Jerusalem

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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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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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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Israeli history photo of the week: Holy Land Quake, 1927

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In previous posts (here and here) we reported on the fact that Israel expects a major earthquake to happen in the near future. The Jerusalem Post reports today on a special Library of Congress collection of photographs that document the … Continue reading →

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The mound on the mount: a possible solution to the “problem with Jerusalem”?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

A downloadable pdf of an article by this name written by Israel Finkelstein, Ido Koch and Oded Lipschits is available at http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/JHS/Articles/article_159.pdf Published in The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, Volume 11, Article 12, it attempts to provide an answer to … Continue reading →

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Mughrabi Gate bridge renovation plan stopped

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In a previous post, we reported that is was decided to demolish the Mughrabi Gate bridge and replace it with a new one. That was supposed to have happened two weeks ago. We have written previously about this bridge and … Continue reading →

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2,000 year old ossuary of Caiaphas’ granddaughter found

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In 1990, a tomb with several ossuaries (bone boxes) was discovered in Jerusalem’s Peace Forest. One of them carried the inscription “Yehoseph son of Qafa” (Joseph son of Caiaphas). That was the name of the High Priest that condemned Jesus … Continue reading →

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Ophel excavations not yet open for visitors

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In a previous post we reported on the inauguration of a complex dating from the First and Second Temple periods on the Ophel. Barnea Levi Selavah, co-director of the Foundation Stone organisation, reports that the site is not yet open … Continue reading →

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