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By Michael Sanders
One of the most recognizable sights from antiquity is the wall surrounding the Temple Mount (Haram) in Jerusalem, part of which is known as the Western or Wailing Wall, the most sacred site of Jews.
One of the great truisms of antiquity is that this wall was built by Herod and unlike many things that are taken for granted from the past, this contention remains unanimous, until now!!!!
The wall is a massive and imposing sight 2,000 years supposedly after it was built. If one stands today on the Mount of Olives and looks out over Jerusalem one cannot be but impressed by its size and grandeur. It is IMPOSSIBLE to ignore. And yet ……
The only eye-witness account of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus comes from that most controversial of historians Josephus who graphically describes the City and the Temple before and after its destruction by the Romans.
Surely Josephus mentions that astounding wall with its massive stones
LINK to Pictures and rest of Story by Michael Sanders
Permission reprint granted by Michael Sanders.
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