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New Discovery in Jerusalem

Archeologists in Jerusalem announced the discovery of hiding places of the Jews who revolted against Roman rule in A.D. 66-70.

JERUSALEM Mar 13, 2006 (AP)— Underground chambers and tunnels used during a Jewish revolt against the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago have been uncovered in northern Israel, archaeologists said Monday. The Jews laid in supplies and were preparing to hide from the Romans during their revolt … “It definitely was not spontaneous,” said Yardenna Alexandre of the Israel Antiquities Authority. “The Jews of that time certainly did prepare for it, with underground hideaways here and in other sites we have found.”

An early Church Father, St. Epiphanius, records that the Christians of the city received a prophecy of the coming destruction. So they fled to the city of Pella. When they returned after the devastation, they found Jerusalem reduced to rubble, except for the building that housed their “little church of God,” the upper room, which had been miraculously preserved.

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