Jerusalem’s Latest Biblical Find: A Massive Stone Quarry from Jesus’ Time
“Each such quarried block weighed two-and-a-half tons! The impressive (sized) stones this quarry produced likely attest to their intended use in one of Jerusalem’s many royal construction projects in the late Second Temple period, beginning under King …
"Each such quarried block weighed two-and-a-half tons! The impressive (sized) stones this quarry produced likely attest to their intended use in one of Jerusalem's many royal construction projects in the late Second Temple period, beginning under King Herod the Great's reign between 37-4 (BC).... by CBNNews Staff
