Herod, even though he had a very complicated ... that would have circulated around the priesthood and around the Temple in Jerusalem, was an old group known as the Sadducees.

He created magnificent public building works across Judaea, most notably the colossal reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Herod saved his people from famine in the mid-20s B.C. Although his ...

Israel seized East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan ... constructed a far more expansive version of the Second Temple. “Herod’s attitude was, ‘Anything you can do, I can do better ...

A stone quarry dating from the Second Temple period, recently uncovered in a northern Jerusalem neighborhood, contains massive limestone slabs that were likely used in King Herod’s various ...

This temple was destroyed, rebuilt, renovated, and then finally destroyed again never to be rebuilt. But the two (or three, counting Herod’s renovation) iterations of the Jerusalem Temple are ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer ...

It was erected as part of King Herod the Great’s expansion of the Second Temple, initiated in 19 ... ancient blocks of Jerusalem stone. But, to my disappointment, that Wednesday evening ...

The Old City is home to many of Jerusalem's most sought-after attractions, including the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Temple Mount ... Damascus Gate, Herod's Gate, Lions ...

This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King Herod's renovation of the Second Temple and dates back ... Sea of Galilee Day Trip from Jerusalem (443 reviews) Travel to ...

Herod, even though he had a very complicated ... that would have circulated around the priesthood and around the Temple in Jerusalem, was an old group known as the Sadducees.