…was the first capital of the Jewish Kingdom for 369 years until David moved the capital to Jerusalem. It was in Shiloh that the Tabernacle stood, the place where Yahweh was worshiped before the building of the Temple. Excavations have uncovered the marketplace, homes, and the place where the Tabernacle stood. Enjoy this video.
Ancient Samaritan Estate Discovered
Insights into the life of the ancient Samaritans have been uncovered in a new excavation of a fourth-century site in a small village twelve miles east of Tel Aviv. This is an unusual location for a Samaritan village. After the Jewish revolts against Rome in the first and second centuries, Samaritans were driven from the […]
3rd Jewish Temple?
Bible Exploration 10 The Temple Institute has been preparing for the next Jewish Temple since 1987. They have priests being trained, red hefers being raised, garments created, all in the anticipation of a third Jewish temple. There is one problem – the Dome of the Rock! This third most holy site of Islam sits where […]
Ancient Roman Concrete
Bible Exploration Ever wonder why Roman buildings last so long while modern structures often degrade within a generation? A team of Utah University geologists has uncovered the secret behind the durability of structures made with Roman cement. The idea was actually suggested by the ancient writer Pliny the Elder. In his first-century book, “Naturalis Historia,” […]
City of David
Where it all began! King David moved the capital from Hebron to The City of David after he conquered it from the Jebusites. This was the original Jerusalem. Covered by centuries of dirt, the buried city was discovered under a potato field by Sir Charles Warren, a British military officer and archaeologist, sent to the […]
Josephus’ Roman Theater Found
Bible Exploration A Roman Period theater mentioned by Josephus, first century Jewish historian, but never found by archaeologists has been discovered under Wilson’s Arch Synagogue at the Western Wall. As we have taken tours of the Western Wall Tunnel each year we have seen the digging go deeper and deeper with the goal of reaching the 1st Temple Period level (Solomon’s Temple). The area was […]