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01/19/2026

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Exposed Wooden Beams From the First Temple Cause Outcry in Jerusalem

A group in Jerusalem has protested the exposure of ancient wooden beams that were likely once part of Solomon’s Temple. The beams, which had lain exposed to the elements on the Temple Mount, have now been covered to protect them from the winter rains. The beams were removed during renovations after the 1927 earthquake that damaged the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Carbon-14 tests revealed that some of the oak beams are 2,860 years old, while one cypress beam is 2,655 years old. Botanists have determined that other ancient beams are cedar from Lebanon. Some archaeologists believe these beams were once used in the First Jewish Temple, and were later repurposed during the construction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Bible records that, when Solomon set out to build the Temple, he reached out to Hiram, king of Tyre, who “supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired” (1 Kgs 5:10).

Source: https://israel365news.com/415157/from-solomons-temple-to-scrap-wood-sacred-beams-treated-as-refuse-on-temple-mount/

Ark of the Covenant Found? Monumental Ruins at Tel Shiloh | The Jerusalem Post 08/12/2025

From my dig...I was active here from 2017 to 2025. Just retired as the C&R Supervisor...

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-863638?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR60ucljkBaWfpnv-FgWhYja5Lx8VI1mDim_y7vYLGZKdMXPc42w491MfcRHAg_aem_YDOV6vmHHQhhwnwLpJY9DQ

Ark of the Covenant Found? Monumental Ruins at Tel Shiloh | The Jerusalem Post Dr. Scott Stripling says the east-west oriented building with a two-to-one inner ratio aligns precisely with the description in Exodus.

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