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“Solomonic Wall” found in Jerusalem

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

The confusion in the reporting on this wall was summed up in one sentence by Neil Silberman: “Dr. Eilat Mazar is at it again– running to the press before properly submitting her finds to serious archaeological scrutiny.” This has been … Continue reading →

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Solomon’s Temple

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

In November last year, I gave some lectures at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS). An abstract of my lecture on Solomon’s Temple has been put on their website. You can read it here. Tweet(function() { var po = … Continue reading →

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Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem’s Sacred Esplanade

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

A new book on the Temple Mount was published today in Jerusalem. It has been widely reported, for example here, here, here and elsewhere. Various Jewish, Muslim and Christian authors discuss the meaning of the Temple Mount, called in this … Continue reading →

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Coins from ancient Jewish revolt found near Temple Mount on display

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

AP reported that an interesting collection of coins, which was found below the Herodian street along the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, is on display at the Davidson Centre. One coin, with a date palm portrayed on it, dates … Continue reading →

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A peek into excavations near the Temple Mount

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

Just over a week ago I led a tour through the Western Wall tunnels and saw some very deep excavations between the foundations of buildings which date from the Mamluk period (14th-15th Century AD). Excavations are continuing until bedrock is … Continue reading →

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New Model of the Second Temple in Jerusalem

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

A model of the Second Temple has been placed on the roof top of the Aish haTorah Yeshiva building overlooking the Temple Mount. It appears to have been modeled on the Holyland model of the Second Temple, built in the … Continue reading →

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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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First Temple Period Hebrew Seal found

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

It is always exciting when an Hebrew seal of the 7th Century B.C. is found, as announced today here. In an excavation 100 m west of the Western Wall an impressive seal was found. It shows a Hebrew archer in … 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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The Israel Museum’s Archaeology Wing is closed

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Israel Museum’s Archaeology Wing is currently closed for comprehensive renewal and will reopen to the public in 2009-2010. This is done with the support of the Bronfman family, after whom the wing is named. Their website gives an overview … Continue reading →

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