The Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the third to fifth centuries C.E.," Chernin said. "The exquisite artistic workmanship of the ...
(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who died this week and was a major funder of pro-Israel causes, will get the distinct honor of a Mount of Olives ... candidacy was seen as making it ...
The place of worship, carved into the rock near Temple Mount, is made up of eight rooms with an altar, a sacred standing stone, and presses for olive oil ... director for the Israel Antiquities ...