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Shrine from the Bible sealed up by Jesus' ancestor is OPENED for the first time in 3,000 years
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 16, 2025 | MICHAEL HAVIS

Posted on 01/17/2025 11:03:06 AM PST by Red Badger

A place of worship sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years.

Carved into the rock near Temple Mount, the structure comprises eight rooms, containing an altar, a sacred standing stone, and presses for olive oil and wine.

And experts believe its destruction may have featured in the Bible, which describes how Hezekiah – one of Jesus' ancestors – smashed idolatrous places of worship.

This was one such place, according to Eli Shukron, exacavation director for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who dated it to Hezekiah's reign.

He said: 'The structure ceased to function during the 8th century BC, possibly as part of king Hezekiah's religious reform.

'According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralise worship at the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered across the kingdom.

'The Bible describes how, during the First Temple period, additional ritual sites operated outside the temple.

'It says two kings of Judah – Hezekiah and Josiah – implemented reforms to eliminate these sites and concentrate worship at the temple.'

Both kings are identified as paternal grandfathers of Jesus by the Gospel of Matthew.

Hezekiah's crackdown against pagan places of worship – or 'high places' – is described in the second book of Kings.

It recounts how he 'removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones' and 'did what was right in the eyes of the lord'.

Remarkably, the sacred standing stone at the site survived his onslaught.

Shukron called it 'the most dramatic and important find in the excavation'.

'This is what makes this place a cultic site,' he said.

'When we uncovered it, we found it standing in its place, with stones around it.

'The standing stone was covered with earth; it was preserved...

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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: elishukron; firsttemple; glyphs; gods; godsgravesglyphs; graves; hezekiah; israel; iwbg; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; shrine; templemount
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1 posted on 01/17/2025 11:03:06 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv; Ezekiel; Hebrews 11:6; jeremiah; little jeremiah; Jewbacca

PING-O-RAMA!..................


2 posted on 01/17/2025 11:04:12 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Thanks so much for posting.


3 posted on 01/17/2025 11:08:30 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Red Badger

God knows perfectly well where all the interesting and important artifacts are buried, and He knows which objects He wants to be unearthed. That begs the question whether the researchers are actually bothering to pray for His guidance in where to dig..............


4 posted on 01/17/2025 11:18:20 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“The King of Kings salvation brings—let loving hearts enthrone Him.”)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Heck, dig anywhere in or around Jerusalem and you are bound to come up with something!................


5 posted on 01/17/2025 11:20:48 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
True enough, but which diggers are willing to commit to finding that which the Lord actually wants found??????????????
6 posted on 01/17/2025 11:28:06 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Red Badger

How could it be frozen in time for 3,000 years since Jesus was born less than 3,000 years ago?


7 posted on 01/17/2025 11:35:48 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

Great question.


8 posted on 01/17/2025 11:36:38 AM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: alternatives?

Ancient ancestors of Jesus. This happened 1000 B.


9 posted on 01/17/2025 11:38:37 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: Red Badger

Spoiler alert: it’s been personally Autographed by Donald Trump


10 posted on 01/17/2025 11:39:48 AM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: alternatives?

Ancestors. Not the Lord in flesh.


11 posted on 01/17/2025 11:41:21 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Red Badger

What are the V-shaped indentations in the ground?


12 posted on 01/17/2025 11:43:28 AM PST by nwrep
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To: alternatives?

[How could it be frozen in time for 3,000 years since Jesus was born less than 3,000 years ago?]

If I read it correctly and my contacts are pretty blurry, it’s from the time of Hezekiah and Josiah - ancestors of Christ (via the Jews)


13 posted on 01/17/2025 11:45:52 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: HonorInPa

[Ancient ancestors of Jesus. This happened 1000 B.]

exactly


14 posted on 01/17/2025 11:46:21 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

15 posted on 01/17/2025 11:47:41 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: gitmo

That is cute!


16 posted on 01/17/2025 11:51:53 AM PST by madison10
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To: Red Badger

When it comes to Israeli antiquity, you have “Probable”, “Possible” and “Ok you are kidding right?”
This is a “Probable”!
The Garden of Gethsemane is considered a “Very Probable”


17 posted on 01/17/2025 11:54:37 AM PST by Zathras
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***Both kings are identified as paternal grandfathers of Jesus by the Gospel of Matthew. ***

Joseph’s ancestry is in Matthew. Not ancestors of Jesus as that genealogy has Jechonias in it. Jesus’ ancestry is in Luke (through Mary) and goes back to Nathan, son of David.
Jeremiah chapter 22
30Thus says the Lord: “Write this man (Jechonias) down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”


18 posted on 01/17/2025 12:06:36 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Red Badger

BUMP


19 posted on 01/17/2025 1:03:59 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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20 posted on 01/17/2025 2:25:29 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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