Orenstein emphasized that excavations like that of the Pilgrimage Road put biblical stories into historical context.

when thousands of Jews throughout Israel and the Diaspora went to Jerusalem to visit the Temple and bring festive sacrifices during their visit. Two thousand years after the destruction of the ...

Known to Jews as the Temple Mount, the plaza is referred to by Muslims as Al-Haram Al-Sharif and is considered the third holiest site in Islam. Israeli policemen stand guard near the Dome of the Rock ...

It is regarded as very political because if we can't find evidence of King David's existence and of the First Temple ... of Jerusalem is that you can actually touch the stones [of the gate].

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

Archeologists working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem unearthed an ornate first-century villa with its own attached ritual bath (mikveh) dating back to the Second Temple era, as well as artifacts ...

10, No. 4, Jul., 1898 The Fore-Court of Women and the Brass Ga... The Fore-Court of Women and the Brass Gate in the Temple of Jerusalem This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.