SAM GORENSHTEN

Intense and very important archaeological excavations are taking place around the southern wall of Temple Mt., through the Ophel and up...

New archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem are practically a daily event. So much so, that all the books on archaeology that I...

Recent archeological diggings in the Western Wall Tunnels uncovered a Roman theater. It is very important to mention that these diggings...

On the southern wall of the holy temple area, there is a place that is called the “Ofel” (HaOfel in Hebrew). Dr. Ayelet Mazar has been...

JERUSALEM - the most famous city in the world. When an archaeologist finds a new site he asks himself 3 questions: Was there water here...

The Upper Room on Mt. Zion where the Last Supper took place is one of the most visited sites in the Holy Land and included in the RELIVE...

In my previous posts I discussed the mountains of Jerusalem: Mt. of Olives, Temple Mt. (Mt. Moriah) and Mt. Scopus. Today’s post will...

Mt. Scopus is at the northern end of the Mt. of Olives ridge. Just by its name ‘scopus’ = viewer we can learn that it is a strategic...

The Kidron Valley is located on the east side of the Old City of Jerusalem, between Mt. Moriah in the west and the Mt. of Olives in the...

Further to my previous posts of 1st Holy Temple and 2nd Holy Temple - you can read them on this blog - I would like to share with you...