Israel Experience

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  Footprints of the builders of the Lod mosaic exposed

  
  15.10.2009

  While removing the mosaic from the ground, Israel Antiquities Authority conservators were surprised to discover 1,700 year old foot and sandal prints beneath it.

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  Large 2,000 year old miqve exposed in Western Wall Tunnels

  
  23.09.2009

  The large and impressive miqve was uncovered in excavations of one of the most magnificent structures from the Second Temple period ever to be uncovered.    

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  Unique ancient synagogue exposed at Sea of Galilee

  
  14.09.2009

  A unique synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), has been exposed in archaeological excavations at Migdal, near the Sea of Galilee.

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  Largest-ever collection of coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt found

  
  09.09.2009

  The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba  revolt of the Jews against the Romans  has been discovered in a cave by researchers ...

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  Lod mosaic to be re-exposed

  
  01.07.2009

  The 1,700 year old mosaic floor, one of the most amazing and largest in Israel, is being exposed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in cooperation with the Municipality of Lod and residen ...

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  Excavation reveals ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem

  
  16.06.2009

  An archaeological excavation in Jerusalem has revealed an ancient aqueduct that brought water to the Sultan's Pool and to the Temple Mount, supplying clean water to the city's residents and ...

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  First Temple period bone seal with engraved name found in Jerusalem excavations

  
  19.05.2009

  A bone seal, engraved with the name Shaul, from the time of the First Temple, was found in the IAA excavations in the walls around Jerusalem National Park, in the City of David.

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  Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  
  15.05.2009

  Before this Holy Sepulchre, where the Lord “overcame the sting of death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers”, I greet all of you in the joy of the Easter season.

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  Visit by Pope Benedict XVI to the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchal Church of St. James

  
  15.05.2009

  From the first Christian centuries, the Armenian community in Jerusalem has had an illustrious history.

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  Ecumenical meeting of Pope Benedict XVI with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem

  
  15.05.2009

  I pray that our gathering today will give new impetus to the work of theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches, adding to the recent fruits of study documen ...

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