Image Credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David
This is a really great discovery. A two-gerah stone weight discovered in Jerusalem that is mislabeled in terms of its actual weight.
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Announcement of the Discovery of a Section of Wall in Jerusalem, possibly dating to the period of the Babylonian Invasion
(photo credit: KOBI HARATI/CITY OF DAVID, from The Jerusalem Post)
The Jerusalem Post and other outlets are carrying this news. The announcement comes on on the eve of the Ninth of Av, a day marking terrible calamities in Jewish history (the fall to the Babylonians in 587/586 BCE, the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, and several others), and this news release may have been timed due to the discovery’s connection with the first destruction of Jerusalem on that date.
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Israel Antiquities Authority showcases Beit Shemesh “Gloriorius Martyr” Church
The Israeli Antiquities Authority showcased information about the excavation of a sixth-century Byzantine church in Beit Shemesh with an exhibit at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. The excavations were directed by Benjamin
Here’s a snippet about the excavation of the church structure from the full article:
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