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Fake Arab Tombs near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

When archaeological investigations were frustrated by existing tombs, be they Jewish, Muslim or Christians, we used to say that the dead are more powerful than the living. Graves are usually respected by archaeologists. Fake tombs, however, should not be respected. … Continue reading

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Elevator for the disabled near the Temple Mount

According to this report, the Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter plans to build an elevator inside an underground tunnel leading from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall Plaza. The report tries to draw a … Continue reading

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Islamic Destruction of the Temple Mount report

By Anshel Pfeffer, August 12, 2010 Tons of rubble was removed from under Temple Mount by the Muslim authority that oversees the site An investigation into the failure of law enforcement agencies to prevent what is alleged to have been … Continue reading

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Israel Government buries Temple Mount report

The Jerusalem Post has a follow-up on Sunday’s article on the Temple Mount report, as reported in our previous post: Comptroller Temple Mount report stays behind closed doors It reminded me of a volunteer who found a camel’s tooth on … Continue reading

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Jerusalem and the Turks

It is a well-known fact that most British people are unaware that they no longer control an empire. Perhaps they can be excused because, although most colonies separated from Britain after the Second World War, the last colony of Hong … Continue reading

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First Temple period wall found in Jerusalem – revisited

One of my blog readers, Arthur Chrysler, made the following comments on a previous post, which I would like to share with other blog readers: The Large Tower, explored by Warren and one hundred years later by Dame Kenyon, is … Continue reading

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Has King Herod lost his claim to the Hippicus Tower?

Joe Lauer alerted me to two recent reports, one that announces that “King Herod has lost his claim to being the original contractor of certain ancient structures in the area” and another that reports about “Revelations of an ever-changing past”. … Continue reading

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Protest over Western Wall Museum

Archaeologists are up in arms against the planning of a new Museum at the western side of the plaza area. See this report in Haaretz. Some, like Yoram Tsafrir, are dead against it, while others, such as Uzi Dahari and … Continue reading

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ESV Bible Atlas by Crossway

A few months ago, we received a pre-press copy of the ESV Bible Atlas to review: Already then, we were very impressed with this atlas and wrote the following endorsement: “I had the privilege of being involved in the production … Continue reading

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GLO Easter Experience

The new digital GLO Bible illustrates the events surrounding the Passion Week of Jesus Christ with samples of the media that accompanies scripture. Some of the reconstructions and animated maps that are shown are based on designs by Ritmeyer Archaeological … Continue reading

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