The oil: Judah Makabee ordered the Temple to be purified, and a new altar to be built in place of the one polluted by pig’s ...

As the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ... hoards from this period were uncovered south of the Temple Mount.” While four modern-day coins may not add up to much, “Four dinars was a ...

The black stone seal was found near the southern wall of the Temple Mount's southern wall in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced, according to CBS. Officials said the discovery ...

The coin was handed over on Monday in a ... The uprising culminated with the Romans' destruction of Jerusalem and the second Jewish temple in 70 AD. Estimates put the number of Jews killed from ...

This revolt was finally subdued in the year 70 CE with the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple by General Titus (Vespasian’s son).[1] What the reverse of this coin ...

Gold and silver coins and jewelry dated from the seventh century were discovered at an excavation at the foot of the Temple Mount, Hebrew University researchers said. JERUSALEM (JTA ...

“Contemporary Israeli concerns for the State of Israel and the Jewish people are projected onto the Arch, and new myths — like the one that claims the Temple ... turned into coins, she writes.

"The column capitals, identified with royal construction of the First Temple period [10th ... of the motifs on the five shekel coin of the modern State of Israel.

Hanukkah is an eight-day festival marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Here's what to know about the ...