Ancient Jewish ritual bath from time of Jesus lifted intact from Israeli construction site
Israeli archaeologists lifted a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons out of the ground in one piece this summer. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say the find points to a Jewish settlement previously unknown to scholars.
TL;DR
- A 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath was lifted intact from the ground.
- The bath weighs about 25 tons.
- The discovery was made by Israeli archaeologists this summer.
- The Israel Antiquities Authority suggests the find points to a previously unknown Jewish settlement.