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ICYMI: WATCH: Second Temple-era mikveh discovered near the Western Wall
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2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath discovered under the Western Wall Plaza highlights religious life in Jerusalem in the last years of the Second Temple
Israeli archaeologists recently discovered a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath in the Old City of Jerusalem which was used by pilgrims visiting the Second Temple.
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a stone-hewn mikveh was uncovered during excavations underneath the Western Wall Plaza.
The ancient ritual bath, dating to the final days of the Second Temple period, was covered in ash testifying to the destruction of the Temple.
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