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Boys discover intact Second Temple burial cave
Jerusalem Post ^
| 1/30/6
| ETGAR LEFKOVITS
Posted on 01/30/2006 8:02:48 AM PST by SmithL
In a scene out of the Hollywood blockbuster 'Indiana Jones,' three Israeli children stumbled upon an ancient Second Temple cave in the Beit Shemesh area filled with skeletons and ossuaries inside, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Monday.
The boys, aged 11-13, who discovered the heretofore unknown cave during a hike were awarded a certificate of recognition for reporting their find to the Antiquities Authority.
The cave was subsequently sealed by Antiquities Authority inspectors.
TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; israel; wow
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posted on
01/30/2006 8:02:49 AM PST
by
SmithL
To: SJackson; Alouette
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posted on
01/30/2006 8:03:19 AM PST
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: SmithL
To: SmithL
Wait a second. Is it a burial cave from the Second Temple period? For it does not appear to be on the temple grounds, but in, or near, Beit Shemesh, i.e. in some other place.
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posted on
01/30/2006 8:18:56 AM PST
by
GSlob
To: SunkenCiv
Not a lot of info, but I thought you may want to archive this for the GGG...
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posted on
01/31/2006 3:23:16 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: Pharmboy; blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; asp1; ...
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posted on
01/31/2006 8:28:05 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
To: SmithL
Neat !!!!
Can't wait until they publish their finidings.
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posted on
01/31/2006 8:34:15 AM PST
by
Dustbunny
(Can we build it - Yes we can - Bob the Builder - Can we win it - Yes we can - Geo. W. Bush)
To: SmithL
Forgive my ignorance, but what time period was the Second Temple?
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posted on
01/31/2006 8:50:51 AM PST
by
DGray
(http://nicanfhilidh.blogspot.com)
To: DGray
From approximately 400 BC to 70 AD
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posted on
01/31/2006 8:56:15 AM PST
by
xp38
To: xp38
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posted on
01/31/2006 9:20:44 AM PST
by
DGray
(http://nicanfhilidh.blogspot.com)
To: SmithL
WOW!
Any pictures ? ;)
I'd love to see em. Those boys must be on cloud nine - what a find!
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posted on
01/31/2006 9:49:19 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
To: SunkenCiv
After weeks of no DSL, no phone and then intermittent fixes, we are back on line and I am relishing all of the articles more than ever!
More catching up to do...
Thank you!
To: BlessedByLiberty
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posted on
01/31/2006 10:42:19 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
To: GSlob
Wait a second. Is it a burial cave from the Second Temple period? For it does not appear to be on the temple grounds, but in, or near, Beit Shemesh, i.e. in some other place. Yep. Second Temple period, -- certainly not on the temple grounds, that would defile the temple.
The dead are 'unclean', so Jews always buried their dead outside the city.
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posted on
01/31/2006 12:53:00 PM PST
by
dread78645
(Intelligent Design. It causes people to misspeak)
To: SmithL
thanks for the interesting article!
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posted on
02/01/2006 7:58:29 AM PST
by
ruoflaw
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