For Jews, the site once housed Solomon's Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was enshrined. Muslims believe it was from this rock that the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven during the Mi'raj, his ...

In Jerusalem’s City of David, researchers revealed the remains of a massive moat—first mentioned over 3,000 years ago in biblical texts. This striking find offers fresh insight into the city ...

What Was the Holy of Holies in the Old Testament? The Holy of Holies represented God’s presence on earth. In the Old Testament, God commanded and blueprinted the Holy of Holies to be part of the ...

The first Temple of Jerusalem became a metaphor for perfection. “The aim of freemasons is to build a temple of humanity – an ideal that begins within each individual, but extends to society,” says Dr ...

But there is no substitute for walking around the city, which is endlessly fascinating. Another relatively obscure attraction ...

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake ...

An ancient temple hidden in Bolivia’s highlands is reshaping how archaeologists understand the Tiwanaku civilization, a ...

The Jerusalem Islamic Wakf oversees the day-to-day administration of the Temple Mount, which they have done since Israel handed over control after the 1967 Six Day War, although Israeli security ...

The vanishing language of light: Neon signs fade into memory (KOR) ...