Thursday, December 18, 2008
Jerusalem as it was - before 66 CE
This is a model of Jerusalem as it was prior to 66 CE, the year in which the Great Revolt against the Romans erupted. It was recently added to the permanent exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. A visit to the site serves as a time tunnel, carrying the visitor far into A.D. 66, before Jerusalem was ransacked by the Romans. The site is built to a 1:50 scale with authentic construction materials - Jerusalem stone, Marmor, Steel all based upon historical reports - the Mishna, the Gmara, Josephus Flavius accounts, and more, all meticulously carried out.
More details here and here.
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Wow! That was centuries before any Arabs had lived there. How come Arabs claim Jerusalem and deny it was Jewish ciy for centuries? Mohammed only dreamt that he visitd it. He never did visit it though and it is only mentioned in the Koran when speaking of his dream.
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