There may not be any identifiable physical remains of the ancient Jerusalem Temple itself, but there is plenty of archaeological evidence pointing to its former existence. Another such piece of evidence came to light a few months ago when the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a stone sarcophagus lid fragment bearing the Hebrew inscription ben hacohen hagadol (“the son of the high priest”). The stone fragment, which measures approximately 24 by 19 inches, surfaced during a salvage excavation under the direction of archaeologists Naftali Aizik and Benyamin Har-Even, located north of Jerusalem near the construction site of […]
