Cry For Jerusalem Blogs By Ward Sanford

Jan 24, 20215 min read

What does the Talmud say about the location of Herod's Temple?

A view of the Western Wall and remains of Herod's Temple retaining wall. The Talmud is the body of written laws and stories that are at...

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Jan 17, 20214 min read

Water: The Key to the Working of Herod's Temple

Painting of William Simpson from 1870 showing the largest cistern under the Temple Mount. Water was an essential need for operations of...

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Jan 3, 20216 min read

Fortress Antonia: The Guardian of Herod's Temple

This is a glacis and fosse (dry moat) at the Tower of David near the Jaffa Gate—a similar defensive structure is described by Josephus...

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