Israeli Archaeologist Found Tomb of King Herod

FoxNews: JERUSALEM - An Israeli archaeologist on Tuesday said he has found the tomb of King Herod the Great, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Hebrew University archaeologist Ehud Netzer said the tomb was found at Herodium, a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert where Herod the Great built a palace compound. Netzer has been working at the site since the 1970s. Netzer said the tomb was discovered when a team of researchers found pieces of a limestone sarcophagus believed to belong to the ancient king . . . [Read More] Also See: More photos of the excavation site.

[Note: Herod the Great became the ruler of the Holy Land under the Romans around 40 B.C. He undertook massive construction projects in Caesaria, Jericho, the hilltop fortress of Massada and other locations. Per New Testament's Gospel of Matthew, he was responsible for ordering the execution of all male Jewish infants in Bethlehem, after having been told that the new King of the Jews had been born there.]

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