Tag Archive for 'Mikveh'

The ruins of the Byzantine-period church and a Second Temple-period mikveh were found near Gethsemane, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Byzantine-Period Church Uncovered in Israel

Jan 5, 2021 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum has discovered the ruins of a 1,500-year-old...

This aerial photo shows the 2,000-year-old mikveh (lower right) at the site of the ancient agricultural farm near Hannaton in northern Israel. Image credit: Abd Elghani Ibrahim / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israeli Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath

Oct 1, 2020 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered a magnificent ritual bath (mikveh) at the site of the 2,000-year-old agricultural...