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The “problem’ of where ancient Jerusalem was built gets thornier

An aerial view of Jerusalem’s Old City and the Dome of the Rock.

RNS As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more than two million visitors came to see the Old City of Jerusalem’s gleaming stone walls and the attraction known as “the City of David”, and the large stone structure, standing opposite the Temple Mount, said to be the remnants of King David’s palace. […]

‘Royal’ purple fabric found in Israel dates to days of David and Solomon

Israel Timna Valley

Jerusalem, Israel RNS The colour purple appears several times in the Bible, usually in a robe draping one of the kings of ancient Israel. But the search for an authentic artifact dyed the royal colour from the time of King David has always proved elusive. That changed this week, after researchers from the Israel Antiquities […]