"When we began excavating the City of David in 2010, we discovered that ... The Bible says Hezekiah wanted to centralize worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, and in doing so, he abolished the ...

Original article source: Structure discovered in Jerusalem's City of David dates back to the First Temple, study finds ...

The site lies in the ancient heart of Jerusalem – sometimes called the City of David – just a few hundred metres from Temple Mount, and once co-existed with the First Temple there. Excavations ...

This exceptional structure, dating to the First Temple period ... unique structure uncovered in the City of David is an exciting testimony to Jerusalem's rich past. Such discoveries make our ...

An ancient structure uncovered on the eastern slope of the City of David inside Jerusalem Walls National Park is believed to have been used for ritual practices during the time of the First Temple, ...

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, uncovered a unique First Temple period structure. This complex ...

The Bible describes how, during the First Temple period ... unique structure uncovered in the City of David is an exciting testimony to Jerusalem’s rich past,” said Amichai Eliyahu, Israel ...

(photo credit: VLADIMIR NAIKHIN/ISRAEL ANTIQUES AUTHORITY) A new structure was uncovered by the Israel Antiques Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls ...

The City of David, an archaeological park adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City in the ... a rarity for excavations from the First Temple period. “It was closed off… nobody knew about it, nobody ...

Dating to the First Temple period, the structure was revealed during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in the City of David ... the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing ...