Associates for Biblical Research: Currently, two archaeological treasures are being unearthed in Jerusalem. One is the Pool of Siloam at the southern end of the City of David, and the other is the excavation and restoration of the Pilgrimage Road connecting the Pool of Siloam with the Temple Mount. There are a number of references to pools in both the Read more...
Artifacts of Biblical Significance: Caiaphas Ossuary Caiaphas Ossuary, Author’s Photo Tel Dan Stele Tel Dan Stele, Author’s Photo Shema Seal Uzzah’s Tombstone “Hither were brought The bones of Uzziah King of Judah. Do not open!” Pontius Pilate Inscription Museum Photo by אסף.צ Read more...
Built in the 1960s, before the Six Day War, for the Holyland Hotel, and then moved to the Israel Museum at a cost of $3.5 million. This model is 22,000 square feet, a 1:50 scale. Read more...
From the plaque: Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1) “Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before the passion. It is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and today the faithful eagerly go to pray Read more...
From Wikipedia: The organisation maintaining the Garden Tomb refrains from claiming that this is the authentic tomb of Jesus, while pointing out the similarities with the site described in the Bible, and the fact that the Garden Tomb better preserves its ancient outlook than the more traditional, but architecturally altered and time-damaged tomb from the mostly crowded Church of the Holy Read more...
