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The Finger of Og or Herod's Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery
The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple. Herod's Pillar, or the Finger of Og, lies openly in the Russian ...
The Times of Israel on MSN5mon
Massive Second Temple-era stone quarry uncovered in Jerusalem industrial area
A stone quarry dating from the Second Temple period, recently uncovered in a northern Jerusalem neighborhood, contains ...
The New York Times23d
Hanukkah in Pictures: Keeping the Flame Alive
After being driven out of parts of the land now called Israel, the Jews reclaimed the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It had been ransacked and there was only a tiny bit of oil to light the lamps.
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'Exquisite' 1,700-year-old lamp bearing Temple symbols discovered in Jerusalem
A rare ceramic oil lamp from the late Roman period that bears images of items used in the Second Temple has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday.
The Finger of Og or Herod's Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery
The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second ...