Recent archeological excavations in Jerusalem show that, contrary to popular understanding, King Herod was not solely responsible for constructing the Western Wall.

(Haaretz) — Some of the stones of the Western Wall are of lesser quality than others, according to new research, and may indicate that the contractors of the Second Temple were not above ...

For Christians, Herod's Temple was one of many important sites in Jerusalem where Jesus walked. ... the Israeli government began constructing a massive wall between Israel and the West Bank, ...

JERUSALEM, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Archaeological excavations in Jerusalem revealed construction of the Western Wall was completed after King Herod's death, officials said.

Known both as the Finger of Og and as Herod’s Pillar, the 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple as part ...

Archeologists from Hebrew University say they have found the tomb of Herod the Great, the Roman client-king of Judea, after a 35-year search at the desert site where his palace once stood. Herod ...

Recent excavations near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount confirm that its Western Wall, a holy spot for Jews, was not completed until after the death of the Roman-era ruler Herod who is often credited ...

Caruso went on to explain that, for Herod’s first temple shown in the film, the production “adapted a large set built by Sir Ridley Scott to fit our needs, ...

HERODIUM, West Bank — King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday ...

Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday said they had found ancient coins that overturned widely-held beliefs about the origins of Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites.