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Hebrew University archeologists excavating at the Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert recently discovered a rare inscription of Psalm 86 on the side of a building stone. It reads, “Jesus Christ, guard me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to You.” The adapted words of King David’s original…

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Israeli archaeologists have discovered the mosaic floor of an ancient church and are opening it up to the public in hopes that tourists and hikers will stop by the site. Archaeologists initially discovered the flower-designed mosaic floor in 1980, but it was soon covered with dirt, overgrowth and forgotten. The Israel Antiquities Authority joined the…

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Archaeologists have discovered an intact burial cave dating to the time of Ramses II, who is believed to be the pharaoh in the biblical book of Exodus. Eli Yannai, an expert on the Bronze Age at the Israel Antiquities Authority, called the discovery a “find of a lifetime.” “It’s like a set from ‘Indiana Jones’…

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Players from one of college basketball’s most prominent teams took part in a baptism ceremony in the Jordan River. The Auburn men’s basketball team visited multiple historical sites in Israel, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which tradition says was the site of Christ’s empty tomb. The team’s official social media account posted pictures of the baptisms.…

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Antiquity experts in Israel say they have found archaeological evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple as prophesied by Jesus in the New Testament. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the governmental authority responsible for excavation and conservation in the Holy Land, announced the discovery of stones believed to have been used as projectiles to…

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