Bath from biblical times discovered during home renovation
An Israeli family experienced the surprise of a lifetime when, during a home renovation, workers discovered a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath, called a mikvah.
The discovery lends weight to what some archaeologists have long suspected: that a Jewish community existed in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood during the time when Jesus lived.
Christians believe John the Baptist was born in Ein Kerem, a popular pilgrimage site and home to several monasteries and churches.
