Carved into the rock near Temple Mount, the structure comprises eight rooms, containing an altar, a sacred standing stone, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and significant ritual structure in the eastern section of the City of David, located within the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The ancient site, dated to the ...

Recent excavations in the Tel Lachish National Park in Israel have revealed a 'gate-shrine,' dated to the period of the First Temple, about the eighth century B.C. "The size ... In her ...

Shukron noted that the site appeared to have been sealed and abandoned in the 8th century BCE. He linked its closure to the religious reforms of King Hezekiah, who centralized worship at the Temple in ...

possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform. According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralize worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered across the ...

possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform. According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralize worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered across the ...

The site is just a few hundred feet from the original Temple Mount. King Hezekiah may have put an end to ritualistic worship outside the temple in the City of David in the eighth century B.C., but ...

Eli Shukron, who directed the excavation for the IAA, said, “The structure ceased to function during the 8th century BCE, possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform. According to the Bible, ...

possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform," Shukron said. The Bible says Hezekiah wanted to centralize worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, and in doing so, he abolished the ritual ...

possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform,” Shukron explained. “According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralize worship at the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual ...