Category Archives: Research

Temple Mount Mikveh

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Zachi Zweig, an archaeologist who is involved with the Temple Mount Sifting project, kindly send me the paper [in Hebrew], which he gave at the recent conference on the Temple Mount at the Bar-Ilan University. I commented on this find … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem and Rome

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Google Earth have brought out an exciting “Fly into Rome as it looked in 320 A.D.” animation. You can see it here. Below is a snapshot digital reconstruction of the Colosseum: If you don’t have Google Earth, you can download … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s Copper Mines

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Excavations in Jordan have revealed copper mines that were in use during the 10th Century B.C., i.e. the time of King David and Solomon. The site is called Khirbat en-Nahas, which means ‘the ruins of copper’. The massive smelting plant … Continue reading →

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www.godtube.com

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Although I don’t like the title of this website (God doesn’t need a tube), it has an interesting video discussion between J R Church and Gary Stealman about my book The Quest. They didn’t get all the facts right, but … Continue reading →

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Temple Mount ban

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Here you can read one of the latest articles on “Jews in the Temple Area: A ‘Mount’-ing Controversy”. Three rabbis, Rabbi Yoseph, Rabbi Elyashiv and Kanievsky, demand a complete ban on Jews entering any part of the Temple Mount on … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem reconstruction drawings

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the middle of this promotional movie for the new ESV Study Bible (available from 15 October, 2008), you can see my reconstructions of Jerusalem and the Temple in the various periods and which have been painted beautifully by Maltings … Continue reading →

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The Temple Mount gates

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Tonight, Friday the 1st of August, is also the beginning of the Hebrew month Ab. On the 9th of this month the Jews remember the destruction of the two temples that stood on Mount Moriah, but tonight, they march around … Continue reading →

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The Temple Mount – new discoveries from the time of King Hezekiah (cont.)

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

The drawing below explains the location of the stones I blogged about yesterday. The drawing shows the eastern wall of the Temple Mount as it existed in the time of King Herod. The black line at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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The Temple Mount – new discoveries from the time of King Hezekiah

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

A couple of weeks ago, we spent some time in Israel with our family, visiting places which are dear to us. Following up on a lead, I used some of that time to investigate a particular section in the eastern … Continue reading →

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Temple Mount quarry found

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

It was reported today that another quarry has been found in Jerusalem, whose stones may have been used in the construction of Herod’s Temple Mount. The largest stone is said to measure 0.69 x 0.94 x 1.65 m. It has … Continue reading →

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