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Archaeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked
Reuters ^
| DECEMBER 21, 2020
| Rinat Harash 2 MIN READ
Posted on 12/21/2020 9:06:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewn-stone, earth-tone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and scuffed to the touch.
Such is the understanding of Israeli archaeologists and masons who, drawing on relics and historical texts, have recreated the sacred flooring so it can be experienced today.
“We even made the scratches and all kind of marks that created the same appearance as it used to look like at the time,” archaeologist Assaf Avraham told Reuters near the one- metre square, ankle-high replica on the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem’s Old City and holy sites.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; jerusalem; jesus
To: nickcarraway
Beautiful! I see quilt blocks, though.
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12/21/2020 9:14:58 PM PST
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madison10
(Maranatha!)
To: madison10
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12/21/2020 11:25:58 PM PST
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skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: nickcarraway
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12/22/2020 12:09:45 AM PST
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GOP Poet
(Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
To: nickcarraway; SaveFerris; Roman_War_Criminal; metmom
Fascinating. Thanks for posting this.
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12/22/2020 3:25:29 AM PST
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SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: nickcarraway
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12/22/2020 3:27:36 AM PST
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Adder
("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
To: madison10
Beautiful! I see quilt blocks, though.All this time, and quilters have been recreating the temple floor without even knowing it. :-)
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12/22/2020 7:35:29 AM PST
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zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: nickcarraway; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks nickcarraway.
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12/26/2020 4:25:35 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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