Who Moved the Temple?

Temple Gallery

W ITH a combination of intensive archaeological investigation, scriptural and ancient text research, and a measured dose of interpretive insight, it is possible to recreate biblical settings with a startling degree of accuracy. Hungarian-born painter, illustrator and pictorial historian Balage Balough—described as the finest archaeological illustrator to have worked with American and Israeli scholars—brings the ancient world to life.

Below we have featured an exclusive offering of some of his Temple and early Jerusalem themed works. To visit his entire Old and New Testament collection go to: Archaeology Illustrated. Images may be purchased for use in presentations or publications.

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Solomon's Temple
Lambs brought for Pesach in Solomon's Temple.

Solomon's Temple Complex
Solomon's Temple Complex 960 BC

threshing floor
King David purchased this threshing floor from King Aranuah. It was on this location,
not an outcropping of rock, that Solomon would later build his Temple.

Daily Temple services
Daily Temple services in Solomon's Temple.

water gate
The "Water Gate" complex stood mere meters above the Gihon Spring
on the Eastern part of the Ophel.

City of David
Jerusalem—City of David—10th Century BC

Holy of Holies
The High Priest entering the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement.

King David
King David on his Palace balcony looking south.

Ezra
Assembled at the water gate (Nehemiah 8:3) Ezra makes a public reading of the Torah after returning
from Babylonian exile in 443 BC



 
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PriestlyMansion
Such a view! A wealthy Jewish family's villa overlooking the Second Temple.

Priestly Blessing
Priestly Blessing on Yom Kippur during the Second Temple period.

Morning Services
Morning Services at the Second Temple.

Jesus before Pilate
Jesus before Pilate on the steps between the Temple and the massive walls of Fortress Antonia,his Roman
Guards waiting below. To avoid defilement at Pesach, his disciples do not enter the fortress (John 18:28). It was from these same steps that Paul addressed an angry mob in Acts 21:34-40.

SW corner of Temple
The southwest corner of the Temple: The Place of Trumpeting

Road to Jerusalem
Travelers approaching Jerusalem from the north had their view of the Temple obstructed by the massive
fort-city of Antonia. (Josephus, Wars, 5) This observation would be impossible if the Temple were placed inside
the Haram-esh-Sharif enclosure.

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Morning view in Herod's Temple from the Royal Stoah during Pesach.

Jesus on Trial
After flogging, Pilate brings Jesus out from Antonia once again and presents him to the crowd.

Women's court
The Second Temple, A view from the Women's court.


 
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