Beautiful Ceiling Panel From Time of Jesus Unearthed Near Temple

Beautiful Ceiling Panel From Time of Jesus Unearthed Near Temple Mount

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This amazing discovery was made on one of the final days of the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem. On this program, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks with dig codirector Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat, one of the world’s foremost experts on Second Temple Period architecture, about the ornate ceiling panel.

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