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Bathtub Unearthed In Jerusalem May Have Belonged To One Of Jesus’ Enemies
Huff Post; Have researchers uncovered the bathtub of one of Jesus’ persecutors? The finding is just among one of the discoveries uncovered by a team working at a site in the Mount Zion area of Jerusalem. Believed to have belonged to a wealthy Jewish aristocrat or even a priest, the mansion […]
Gold treasure trove unearthed at base of Temple Mount
The Times of Israel: Hebrew University researchers on Monday announced the discovery of a rare trove of Byzantine-era gold and silver artifacts, the most impressive of which is a 10-centimeter […]
Expansion of Prophet’s Mosque through the ages put on display
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 24 August 2013 The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque has organized an exhibition on the mosque’s history and expansion works […]
Scientific proof: The Comeback of Noah’s Flood
By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide n 1997 two marine geologists, William Ryan and Walter Pitman, published a book about Noah’s Flood—the real one they discovered themselves. It’s a geologic event that they say occurred several thousand years before the ancient Hebrews wrote the story down in its familiar 40-days/40-nights form. […]
King David’s Palace Discovered? Archaeologists Find Huge Palace, Storeroom
Huff Post: by Meredith Bennett-Smith. After many years of searching, Israeli archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of a large palace and storeroom believed to have once belonged to the Biblical monarch King David. “The ruins are the best example to date of the uncovered fortress city of King David,” lead […]
Rebuilding Temple in Jerusalem: holy work or holy mess?
“We pray for holiness, but we also need to be careful of others’ desire for holiness,” “The moment you want to translate that into building a Temple, you upset the […]
A New Muslim Vision: Rebuilding Solomon’s Temple Together
Epigraph: And We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who has exalted us above many of His believing servants.’ (Al Quran 27:16) […]
Base of 6th Roman Legion in Galilee uncovered
Haaretz: Israeli archaeologists have found ruins they believe are the site of one of the two Roman legions based in the country between 120 and 300 C.E. Israel Antiquities Authority […]
Titanic Archaeologist, Robert Ballard, May Have Found Evidence Of Noah’s Flood
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It is one of the oldest stories in the human pantheon, and one of the first any child learns at church. Noah […]
Wonderful Indonesia with Endless Wonders
Indonesia has always been an open society- a rich and diverse fusion of Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist and Western civilizations which produced some of the most amazing wonders now considered as […]
World’s oldest Torah scroll found mislabeled in college library
Professors at the University of Bologna in Italy think they found the world’s oldest Torah scroll, and they didn’t even have to excavate any ancient archeological sites to do it. […]
Arab League chief urges UN action over Al Aqsa
by Taylor Luck | May 25, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby called on the UN on Saturday to take urgent steps […]
Turning buildings into beautiful pieces of art.
IsraelC21: Israel’s Dip-Tech turns building façades into art Stained glass is one of the main attractions at many of the world’s famous churches. An Israeli company has decided to take […]
SUBMERGED STRUCTURE STUMPS ISRAELI ARCHAEOLOGISTS
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and […]
Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab
Jerusalem is a city holy to the three largest monotheistic faiths – Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Because of its history that spans thousands of years, it goes by many names: Jerusalem, al-Quds, Yerushaláyim, Aelia, and more, all reflecting its diverse heritage. It is a city that numerous Muslim prophets called […]
Ten must-see museums in Israel
Israel 21C: There are more museums per capita in Israel than anywhere in the world, and they’re all bursting with innovation and creativity. Israel has more museums per capita than […]
Indonesia the land of Museums & Cultural Institutions
Indonesia has thousands of Museums and cultural heritage sites. Following is only a partial list taken from the Wikipedia: North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Maritime Museum Onrust Archaeology Park […]
US to returns more smuggled dinosaurs to Mongolia
The US is to return more than a dozen illegally smuggled dinosaur skeletons to Mongolia. The announcement follows the handing over to Mongolian officials on Monday of a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus […]
Kutch dargah is India’s oldest Islamic bldg: Historian
by DNA correspondent Japanese historian Fukami Naoko claims Ibrahim mosque in Bhadreshwar has distinction of being oldest example of Islamic architecture in country. Heritage architecture in Gujarat will have one […]