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Archaeologists discover one of the longest walls of Jerusalem's Hasmonean era

2025-12-11 07:50:00, Kuriozitete CNA

Archaeologists discover one of the longest walls of Jerusalem's Hasmonean

Archaeologists have completed the discovery of the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old truce between the warring kingdoms.

Archaeologists discover one of the longest walls of Jerusalem's Hasmonean

Archaeologists have completed the excavation of the most complete section ever discovered of the foundations of the walls that surrounded Jerusalem during the time of the Hasmonean Kingdom, when the story of Hanukkah took place.

Archaeologists discover one of the longest walls of Jerusalem's Hasmonean

In Hebrew, Hanukkah means "dedication," and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC, after a small group of Jewish warriors liberated it from invading foreign forces and the Hasmonean Kingdom that followed.

Archaeologists discover one of the longest walls of Jerusalem's Hasmonean

Jews celebrate the eight-day holiday, which this year begins on Dec. 14, with the ritual of lighting a candle each night, in honor of the small supply of ritually pure oil found in the temple that lasted for eight nights instead of just one. Many also eat fried foods, such as potato pancakes, called latkes, to commemorate this miraculous long-lasting oil. /CNA 

 

 

 

 





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