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Second Temple period chisel found near Kotel
Aryeh Savir, Tazpit
Published: 23.04.14, 12:23
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1. According to PA history falsification
Anonymus ,   Los Vaginas   (04.23.14)
its a tool from genuine Palestinian Arab origin and has been used for the construction of the el-Acksa Mosque
2. What second temple ??? ,...
split ,   US   (04.23.14)
Show me a brick or anything from the 'first' one ,...
3. Work tools
Me ,   here   (04.23.14)
it must have belonged to an arab worker
4. @1
Gabriel ,   Lydda   (04.23.14)
do you have sources for such comment made by PA? according to history, eretz israel/palestine was never empty and judaism existed as majority till 4th century, before the people mostly converted to christianity.
5. Very problematic finding
mat ,   ashdod israel   (04.23.14)
It might be impossible to find the original owner of the tool, probably he's dead if the tool is really 2000 years old. But then again noone really uses chisels anymore. we are in the age of powertools!
6. # 4 of course I have sources
Anonymus ,   Los V.   (04.24.14)
namely a trace analysis of the chisel has shown, that the tool belonged indeed to pre-Islamic and pre-Palestinian people, like everything in this geographical area.
7. # 5 Mat
Anonymus ,   Los V.   (04.24.14)
according to the autobiography of Dr. Abbas, this tool belonged to his ancestor, a pre-muslimic mason.
8. #2-there are bricks from te first one
tunnels   (04.24.14)
There are tunnels below the temple mount, built during the first temple period.
9. #2 Come to Israel and I'll show you ... !
GS ,   Germany   (04.24.14)
10. #8 - Easy to check ,...
split ,   US   (04.24.14)
The base of the 'second' temple fundation build by Herod (Arab) is almost identical like the one of the structure build over the Cave of Patriarchs ;) ,...
11. Absurd
Golgy   (04.25.14)
Can you check Iron tools with c14? I dont think so.
12. split #10, you know nothing about history
Jake   (04.25.14)
In order to build Herod's Temple, the Second Temple (the one of Zerubbabel) was dismantled and the entire Temple Mount was cleared and expanded. The new Temple was built over the new plaza from scratch. And what's with the fraudulent claim Herod was an "Arab"? He was a JEW (official title, "King of the Jews), of Edomite extraction, 3 generations Jewish. The Edomites were descended from Esau, the twin brother of Jacob. In Jewish Law, an Edomite who practices Judaism in the third generation is automatically considered an Israelite. (Deuteronomy 23:8 : "Thou shalt not despise an Edomite, for he is thy brother...the children of the 3rd generation may enter into the assembly of the Lord." All of the Edomites were converted to Judaism during the campaigns of John Hyrcanus, and became absorbed into the Jewish people. The new Temple was designed and built by Jews, for Jews.
13. Hey split #10
Jake   (04.25.14)
Herod (no Arab) was a 3rd generation Jew (in Jewish law, Edomites practicing Judaism in the 3rd generation are automatically Israelites). And what about your heritage? Did you know that of Poland's kings, and also Copernicus, were of German origin? Hahahaha!
14. #11 Reread the article
Moshe ,   Israel   (04.26.14)
The finding was not checked by C14. The archaeologist Eli Shukrun said (inter alia) that "The coins we found in the area, and ceramics too, indicate that it was at the time the Western Wall was built."
15. split #10, try learning some history
Jake   (04.26.14)
The original Second Temple was the one of Zerubabel and in order to build Herod's Temple, it was dismantled and the entire Temple Mount was cleared and expanded. The plaza on which the new Temple was built isnot the same as the original one. Herod was no "Arab". You are parroting cheap palestinian propaganda. He was a 3rd generation Jew of Edomite origin. The Edomites were descended from Jacob's twin brother Esau, and as such Torah law states that an Edomite practicing Judaism in the 3rd generation is automatically regarded as an Israelite. The Edomites were converted to Judaism in the 2nd century BCE during the campaigns of John Hyrcanus. They simply became absorbed into the Jewish people.
16. # 13 - Get your 'facts' straight, pinhead ,...
split ,   US   (04.28.14)
According to Jewish law he was a Jew, "his mother was an ethnic Arab, and his father was an Edomite," look for it @ National Geographic "King Herod Revealed" It's not me parroting cheap Palestinian propaganda you're the one that's peddling zionist crap ,... By the way Herod never considered himself to be a Jew and never socialised with Jews, to add an insult to injury he build his residence as far as he could to stay away from them ,... Have a good one ,...
17. Correction ,...
split ,   US   (05.01.14)
According to Jewish law he was not a Jew, according to National Geographic "his mother was an ethnic Arab, and his father was an Edomite," ,...
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