Herod’s Temple in the Time of Jesus
Herod began construction of this magnificent temple in 20/19 b.c., during the 18th year of his reign. The main construction phase was completed within about a… Read More »Herod’s Temple in the Time of Jesus
Herod began construction of this magnificent temple in 20/19 b.c., during the 18th year of his reign. The main construction phase was completed within about a… Read More »Herod’s Temple in the Time of Jesus
Herod’s Temple Mount was the focal point of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. Sitting atop Jerusalem’s northeastern ridge, it occupied one-sixth of the city’s… Read More »The Temple Mount in the Time of Jesus
The heavily fortified city of Jerusalem lay atop adjacent hills in the mountainous region of Judea. It therefore proved difficult even for the Romans to… Read More »Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
This illustration shows the type of boat that Jesus and his disciples probably used, based on the remains of an approximately 2,000-year-old fishing boat found… Read More »Galilean Fishing Boat
Nineveh, which was situated at the confluence of the Tigris and Khoser rivers (modern-day Mosul, Iraq), was first settled in the seventh millennium b.c. According to the… Read More »The City of Nineveh
The city of Babylon reached its zenith under Nebuchadrezzar II (Nebuchadnezzar of Scripture, who reigned 605–562 b.c.). He restored and enlarged it, making it the largest… Read More »The City of Babylon
Ezekiel’s final vision of an ideal temple (and city, and land; chs. 40–48) forms a counterpart to the vision of chs. 8–11. In each case he is… Read More »Ezekiel’s Temple Vision
Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 b.c. Upon their return from exile in 536 b.c., the Jews, under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Jeshua, first restored… Read More »Jerusalem in the Time of Nehemiah (c. 444–420? b.c.)
The rebuilding of Jerusalem’s temple was done in stages (c. 536–516 b.c.). First, the altar was built, so that sacrifices could again be made (Ezra 3:2–3).… Read More »Zerubbabel’s Temple
During the reign of King Hezekiah, the city of Jerusalem expanded more than ever before. Many refugees from the Assyrian invasion settled on the Western… Read More »Jerusalem in the Time of Hezekiah (c. 725–686 b.c.)
In the temple courtyard there were 10 bronze wheeled stands that held 10 basins filled with water—five on the south side of the temple, five… Read More »Bronze Basins and Stands
To get to the new quarter that Solomon built from the old city of David, one had to pass through the gate in the northern… Read More »Solomon’s Temple and Palace Complex