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Dec 30 Blog

The Population of Jerusalem in Jesus’ Time

What was the population of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time? Much as today, Jerusalem was a diverse city and pilgrimage center in the first century C.E. […]

Entrance to the Cave of Salome. Courtesy Nir-Shimshon Paran and Vladik Lifshits

Jun 16 Blog

Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Constructed in the late Second Temple period (first century BCE–first century CE), the Cave of Salome is a massive burial estate among the sprawling hills […]

May 8 Blog

Tomb of Kings Now Open!

By: Krystal V.L. Pierce

After more than a decade of renovations totaling almost one million euros ($1,100,000), the Tomb of the Kings in Jerusalem is open to the public. […]

Jan 5 Blog

The Tomb of the Kings in Jerusalem

By: Marek Dospěl

There is no shortage of controversial sites and monuments in Israel. Among the less well known to visitors to Jerusalem is the so-called Tomb of […]

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