Ancient Jerusalem—Not Where We Thought?

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“Publishing in the journal Tel Aviv, Na’aman has rekindled a theory that the original city of Jerusalem was located not on the southern hill—today called the City of David—but instead on the northern hill, the location of the Temple Mount” - Biblical Archaeology

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Archaeologists find evidence of Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem

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“Shimon Gibson, co-director of the university’s Mount Zion archaeological project, told CNN that the recovery of the rare piece of jewelry is the first time that archaeologists have uncovered signs of the ‘elites,’ appearing to confirm Biblical descriptions of Jerusalem’s wealth prior to the conquest in 587-586 BC.” -

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'Slaughter the Jews' scrawled in Arabic on Western Wall

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“ ‘Slaughter the Jews’ was spray-painted in Arabic on a portion of the Kotel HaKatan, or ‘Little Wailing Wall,’ which is sacred to Jewish people as the second-closest place to where God’s presence manifested in the Temple.” - W. Examiner

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Israel unveils ancient road ‘where Jesus walked’ to temple

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“Israel officially opened a stairway, known as “Pilgrim’s Road,” that Jesus is believed to have walked on in ancient Jerusalem as another place with the significance of “biblical proportions” to billions, especially for Judeo-Christian visitors to the Holy Land.” - Fox

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