Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijApr 11, 20173 minFragment of ancient Egyptian statue finger found in the rubble of the City of David Sifting ProjectThe Temple Mount Sifting Project recently discovered a finger of a statue near the Temple Mount. The finger is currently being examined...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 17, 20164 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 7. Solomon becomes king“Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. He had reigned forty years over Israel--seven years in Hebron...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 13, 20163 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 5. King David conquers Jebus (=Jerusalem)After 7 years of rule from Hebron, King David conquers Jerusalem around the year 1004 BCE. I Kings 2:11 cites the length of the reign of...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 12, 20163 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 4. The Amarna lettersMany political and military events of this period are recorded in the El-Amarna letters.* This archive includes letters from the warring...