Renovations in a Jerusalem home recently
uncovered an ancient mikveh (ritual bath) dating from the Second Temple Period,
believed to be over 2,000 years old. “Beyond the excitement and the unusual
story of the mikveh’s discovery, its exposure has archeological importance. “Ein Kerem is considered a holy place in Christianity because of
its association with the ‘city of Judah’, where the New Testament says John the
Baptist was born and where Elizabeth, John’s mother, met Mary, mother of
Jesus. See pictures and read article at -- http://www.israelandstuff.com/2nd-temple-era-ritual-bath-found-beneath-jerusalem-living-room
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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