Join us as we climb the epic Herodium and uncover how Daniel’s ancient prophecy ties into the wild history of King Herod and the birth of Jesus! From jaw-dropping ruins to biblical secrets, this ...

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If there is a villain in the Nativity story it is surely Herod, the monarch who supposedly slaughtered thousands of infants and toddlers to exterminate his rival, the baby Jesus. He is reviled in ...

12:38, Sun, Apr 20, 2025 Updated: 12:43, Sun, Apr 20, 2025 A 2,000-year-old ring unearthed 50 years ago may have been worn by Pontius Pilate, who served as the Roman prefect of Judaea from 26 to 37 AD ...

Ami Matthew Bonder is a certified conservator, specializing in traditional plaster techniques and building conservation. He has worked on many significant sites throughout Israel, including the ...

On 16 September 2024, marking the 47th anniversary of Maria Callas’ death, the Greek National Opera released the grand Opera Gala Callas at the Herodium for free on GNO TV. The Gala, which took place ...

Mount Herodion on 9 B’Av, July 27, 2023. Israel’s Civil Administration designated 42 acres of the Herodium Park (Herodian) as state land on Monday in a move raising hopes that the 2,000-year-old ...

Aerial photo of Herodium, an ancient Jewish fortress and town, located in what is now the West Bank. Named after Herod the Great, it was built between 23 and 15 BCE. The photo as created by אסף.צ on ...

The GNO’s Callas at the Herodium is sponsored by the PPC (Public Power Corporation). This tribute program is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) [www.SNF.org] to ...

At the entrance to Herodium is a cluster of boulders at the foot of the hilltop, behind a sign that reads “Rolling stones from the time of the Jewish revolts against Rome.” In the words of a Hebrew ...

King Herod’s mausoleum, which long eluded archaeologists, sheds light on the ruler’s turbulent reign—and its effect on Jesus’s early life. Desert strongholdSince its construction a few years before ...