[onedoug]

Abba=Son of the father

[Pontiac]

This view identifies the Abba cave as the final resting place of a key figure in Jewish history: Mattathiah Antigonus II, the last king of the Hasmonean dynasty, whose reign was followed by Roman conquest, the destruction of the Second Temple and two millennia of exile...

Well so much for the Palestinian’s mantra that the Jews never lived in Israel before the British brought them there following WW II.

[JoeProBono]

[SJackson]

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[ExCTCitizen]

Interesting....

[FrdmLvr]

dating back to the first century BCE

I love it when the academic-types try to remove Christ from the collective conscience by using the designation Before the Common Era (BCE), instead of Before Christ (BC). So, just when did this so-called "Common Era" begin? Oh, I see. At the time of Christ, was it? BCE is a metaphor for the Devil who tries to deceive the world by demonstrating that Jesus Christ doesn't exist; but Christ prevails - He is still there and can not be vanquished.

[wildbill]

Here is a pretty comprehensive blog about the “Abba tomb” and the possibility it holds the remains of a Jewish King of the Hasemonean line.

Apparently, like all discoveries in Israel, there is a lot of controversy among archeologists and this gives all sides.

http://jamestabor.com/2014/04/29/the-abba-cave-crucifixion-nails-and-the-last-hasmonean-king/