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הר הבית בירושלים- אנגלית כרטא
A resource was needed to bring together all that is now known about the development of the manmade plateau that is the focus of the world`s interest- the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
A resource was needed to bring together all that is now known about the development of the manmade plateau that is the focus of the world`s interest- the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Ritmeyer`s experience as architect of the Tenple Mount Exploration of parts of the Mount and his doctoral research make him singularly qualified for the task.
Comprehensive in scope, the book begins with the Temple Mount at its zenith, under King Herod the Great.
Weaving together archaeological data with historical sources Ritmeyer produces an authoritative and exhaustive reconstruction in word and picture.
With the features of the Herodian Temple Mount clearly understood, the reader is led to the quest for the earlier, square Temple Mount, described by Josephus and the Mishnah.
Theories are fairly examined and evaluated as the search progresses.
Clues discovered by the author provide compelling evidence that all previous proposals be reexamined .
This rich accumulation of archaeological and literary evidence suggests a solution for Jerusalem`s enduring enigma- i.e.
The actual location of the Temple from the time of Solomon onward. One amazing discovery was the original emplacement of the Ark of the Covenant on the rocky floor of what can be identified as the Holy of Holies. This work distills three millennia of history and thirty years of intensive research into the definitive book on the Temple Mount.
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