Amelia Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 Archaeologist Discover King Herod’s Theater Box Wednesday, 22 September 2010 SFGate.com Associated Press Israeli archaeologists said Tuesday that they have excavated a private theater box in a 400-seat facility at King Herod's winter palace in the Judean desert. Ehud Netzer of Jerusalem's Hebrew University told The Associated Press (AP) that the room provides further evidence of King Herod's famous taste for extravagance. He said that Herod commissioned Roman artists to decorate the theater walls with elaborate paintings and plaster moldings around 15 B.C. The upper portions of the walls show off paintings of windows overlooking a river and a seascape with a large sailboat. Netzer said that this is the first time this painting style has been found in Israel. Herod was the Jewish proxy ruler of the Holy Land under Roman occupation from 37 to 4 B.C. He is known for his extensive building throughout the area. The archaeologists first excavated the area in 2007. The site sits atop a man-made hill 2,230 feet high. Netzer said that the site is like a "country club," with a pool, baths and gardens fed by pools and aqueducts. However, Netzer said that archaeological evidence shows the theater's life was short-lived. Builders deliberately destroyed it to preserve the conic shape of the man-made hill. The complex became a stronghold for Jewish rebels fighting Roman occupation after King Herod's death during the 1st century B.C. The site suffered significant battle damage before Roman soldiers destroyed it in A.D. 71, a year after they razed the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Woody Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 cool Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Members phkrause Posted September 26, 2010 Members Posted September 26, 2010 Awesome, thanks for the post Amelia. Its amazing how archaeology keeps proofing the Bible correct. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
LifeHiscost Posted September 26, 2010 Posted September 26, 2010 Awesome, thanks for the post Amelia. Its amazing how archaeology keeps proofing the Bible correct. It is my understanding from the Spirit of Prophecy that the ark of the covenant with the ten commandments inside will be found just before the second appearing of Jesus in the clouds of heaven. Has anybody got anything on that to verify? Blessings! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Administrators Gail Posted September 26, 2010 Administrators Posted September 26, 2010 I like this, too! Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted September 26, 2010 Moderators Posted September 26, 2010 This is terrific information. Thanks for posting it. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Members phkrause Posted September 29, 2010 Members Posted September 29, 2010 It is my understanding from the Spirit of Prophecy that the ark of the covenant with the ten commandments inside will be found just before the second appearing of Jesus in the clouds of heaven. Has anybody got anything on that to verify?Blessings! I have never heard anything like that. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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