The Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray. It is the last remaining structure from the Second ...

In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

Israel now finds itself caught between competing imperatives. It seeks to preserve security and avoid international ...

Researchers say the mikveh likely served both local residents and the many pilgrims who visited the Temple in the years ...

Avi Loeb connects archaeological history, planetary limits and interstellar research to examine how scientific exploration could shape humanity’s long-term transition beyond Earth.

Here are four biblical temples that show the unfailing love of God and the devotion of ancient covenant-keepers, as ...

Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare ritual bath carved into rock beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem, offering new insight into religious life in the city during the final years of the Second ...

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and ...

The mikveh still bears ash remains that testify to the destruction of the Second Temple, according to researchers.The post ...