First Temple

Just before Tisha B'Av:

Burnt wooden beams from First Temple Period discovered

Archaeologists excavating Jerusalem's City of David uncover massive charred wooden beams believed to have collapsed during the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE.

Swinging on birches

Are we in danger of becoming a “land which devours its inhabitants” (Numbers 13:32), as our nation wreaks havoc on itself?

Evidence of Jewish idolatry during 1st Temple period on display

Idols and figurines are found on the site of a mysterious Jewish city populated prior to the destruction of the First Temple.

'Preparation for Temple no longer a dream'

In a new video, Temple Institute raises the question: how much longer until the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt?

Eight year-old makes fascinating historic archaeological find

IAA notes find confirms existence of large city near Beit Shemesh during First Temple era.

MK Aryeh Eldad: Cut Up and Move Mosque, When Temple is Rebuilt

MK Professor Aryeh Eldad is proposing Israel “cut up and move” the Al Aqsa mosque, like the Ulpana houses, 'when the Temple is built.'

Temple Mount Closed to Jews on Tisha B'Av

The Temple Mount was closed to visits by Jews on Sunday, to when the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av was postponed.