Category Archives: Jerusalem

Understanding The Holy Temple Jesus Knew

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

Carta, the well-known Jerusalem publishers, offers an introductory price on our latest, and eighth, Carta book, valid until June 30, 2017 (make sure to put in the discount code: “25-off”): This title is part of the “Understanding” series of Carta: “This book … Continue reading →

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Virtual Jerusalem

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

Two new apps have been developed to help visitors visualize ancient Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount. The BYU has developed a free app, which can be downloaded here. The Virtual New Testament app is one of the most accurate digital … Continue reading →

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Twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple at Passover

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

On Sunday, the 10th of April, 2017, the Jewish people begin celebrating Pesach – Jewish Passover. That is one week earlier than Easter. However, in this blog post we would like to remember the time that Jesus as a twelve-year-old visited the … Continue reading →

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A Capital from Solomon’s Porch on the Temple Mount

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Israel Hayom newspaper reported yesterday that a capital of the 2nd Temple era has been found by the Temple Mount Sifting Project (TMSP). Photo credit: Vladimir Naychin The capital of a carefully-adorned column that stood on the Temple Mount in … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Biblical Archaeology Map by Carta

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

There was much excitement in our house last week when the Biblical Archaeology Jerusalem Map by Carta (see previous post) arrived. Spreading the chart out on the table, we were able to retrace many of the trips and explorations we … Continue reading →

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Special Offer from Carta

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer

Carta Jerusalem offers the new Jerusalem – Biblical Archaeology map for free with the purchase of one of three books mentioned below, including The Quest. In addition, each of the three titles can be purchased for 20% off the list price, i.e. … Continue reading →

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Flooring from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer

The discovery of colored floor tiles found in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, that apparently came from the Herodian Temple Mount was announced during the 17th Annual Archaeological Conference in the City of David National Park held on the 8th … Continue reading →

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Two First Temple period seals found in Jerusalem

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer

It has been reported that two seals have been found in the Givati Parking Lot excavations, bearing the names of a man and a woman, respectively “Sa‘aryahu ben Shabenyahu” and “Elihana bat Gael”. Their names are not mentioned in the Bible. … Continue reading →

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The Mountain of the Lord

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer

Joel Kramer of Sourceflix has posted a 6-minute long video called “The Mountain of the Lord” which has spectacular aerial footage. Mount Moriah — the Mountain of the LORD. More than 4,000 years of recorded history have been played out … Continue reading →

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3D model of Solomon’s Temple

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer

Daniel Smith creates religious themed videos with the purpose of helping people better understand the history and culture of the Bible. You can see several of his videos on his website called Messages of Christ. He contacted me saying that … Continue reading →

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