First Temple

The Third Temple That Almost Was

Emperor Julian’s unfulfilled promise.

Itzchak Tessler and Yonatan Moss
Aug. 3 2023 12:01AM

Unearthing a Building Incinerated during the Babylonian Siege of Jerusalem

A 2,500-year-old case of arson.

Jerusalem Post
Aug. 2 2023 12:01AM

The Walls of Jerusalem, Discovered in Time for the Anniversary of Their Destruction

Built in the 8th or 7th century BCE.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 15 2021 12:01AM

A Nine-Year-Old Boy Discovers a Bead from the Era of the First Temple in Jerusalem

An amulet, perhaps, or a priestly ornament.

Temple Mount Sifting Project
Dec. 2 2020 12:01AM

Archaeologists Use Remnants of the Destruction of Jerusalem to Understand the History of the Earth’s Magnetic Field

One of the remaining mysteries of physics.

Rossella Tercatin
Aug. 11 2020 12:01AM

In Search of the Physical Traces of the Two Destructions of Jerusalem

A video tour.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 31 2020 12:01AM

Baron Rothschild’s Favorite Book about Solomon’s Temple

What a rare French volume says about the philanthropist’s interests.

Amit Naor
Feb. 26 2020 12:01AM

Archaeologists Believe They Have Discovered an Israelite Temple Contemporaneous with Solomon’s

Located just outside Jerusalem.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Feb. 5 2020 12:01AM

Archaeologists Discover Remains from the Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem

Along with a rare piece of gold jewelry.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Aug. 12 2019 12:01AM

Paying Taxes in Biblical Israel

A story told by ancient bits of clay.

Daniel Shani
April 2 2019 12:01AM

A Rare First Temple-Era Weight Discovered Near the Temple Mount

The half shekel.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Nov. 26 2018 12:01AM

Israeli Archaeologists Find a First Temple-Era Palace in the Judean Hills

A site that is also important to the history of Christianity.

Michael Bachner
Feb. 1 2018 12:01AM

A Millennium-Old Arabic Inscription Acknowledging the Presence of a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem

A far cry from today’s propaganda.

Ilan Ben Zion
Nov. 2 2016 12:01AM

An Ancient Papyrus May Be the Oldest Known Hebrew Document to Mention Jerusalem. But Is It Genuine?

A 7th-century-BCE note about wine?

Jim Davila
Oct. 28 2016 12:01AM
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