Exhibit 11a- The “No Gentiles Allowed” Inscription. Surrounding the outside of the “azarah” courtyard was a low wooden fence. There were markers written in Greek and Latin stating: No gentile is allowed within the wall surrounding the sanctuary nor the…
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Room 10 – The “Moshiach” inscription
Exhibit 10a- The “Moshiach” Inscription. In the seventh century the Persians conquered Eretz Yisroel from the Christian Byzantines. The Persians gave the Jews permission to rebuild their Bais HaMikdash. Preparations were made and the construction began. One Jew, thinking that…
Room 9 – The “Hadrian” inscription
Exhibit 9a- Hadrian. The Roman emperor, Hadrian, built a temple to “avodah zora” on top of Har HaBayis about 60 years after the “churban.” It was during the reign of Hadrian that the Bar Kokhba revolution took place. Exhibit 9b-…
Room 8 – The “Bais HaT’yikah” inscription
Exhibit 8a- “Bais HaT’kiyah” Inscription. This inscription was found on a fragment of stone wall that served as a protective barrier (“ma’akah”) on the roof of some Temple building. In the Bais HaMikdash a cohain would blow the shofar to…
Room 7 – The “Zikainim” inscription
Exhibit 7a- “Zikainim” Inscription. This is part of a plaque from the Bais HaMikdash. Most archaeologists think that the broken word that is visible is “zikainim,” or elders. The word “elders” usually refers to the scholarly leaders, more specifically the…
Room 6 – The “Korbon” inscription
Exhibit 6a- The “Korbon Inscription. The word “korbon,” sacrifice, and the image of two upside down birds where carved on this fragment of an earthenware vessel.