Solomon's Temple
holy temple in ancient Jerusalem before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II
Episodes
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#5642: What Archaeology Says About the BibleFrom the Tel Dan Stele to the missing First Temple — what secular archaeology has actually confirmed, disputed, and refuted in the Bible.Main topic -
#5684: Who Built the Dome of the Rock?The stones are documented. The dirt underneath them has never been dug. Why the Temple Mount is archaeology's biggest open question. -
#5356: Torch Juggling in the Temple: Inside Sukkot's All-Night Water FestivalFifteen hours of torch juggling, nonstop music, and a rain ritual the Torah never commanded — inside the Second Temple's wildest celebration. -
#5803: Who Built Jerusalem's Old City Walls?The stone ring around Jerusalem's Old City is younger than you think — and the legend about its architects is wrong. -
#5494: How Ancient Jerusalem Outgrew Its Own WallsJerusalem's Old City walls are Ottoman, not ancient — and the original city sits outside them. Tracing 4,000 years of expansion and contraction. -
#5262: How the Talmud Outlived Every Book BurningFrom the 1242 Paris burning to Sefaria's AI agents, the chain of transmission was never in the books — it was in the network.