Cry For Jerusalem Blogs By Ward Sanford

What does the Talmud say about the location of Herod's Temple?

A view of the Western Wall and remains of Herod's Temple retaining wall. The Talmud is the body of written laws and stories that are at...

Water: The Key to the Working of Herod's Temple

Painting of William Simpson from 1870 showing the largest cistern under the Temple Mount. Water was an essential need for operations of...

Fortress Antonia: The Guardian of Herod's Temple

This is a glacis and fosse (dry moat) at the Tower of David near the Jaffa Gate—a similar defensive structure is described by Josephus...