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Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Lifted in Engineering Feat
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 53 minutes ago
What happened
A 2,000-year-old, 25-ton ritual bath was successfully relocated from Kiryat Gat to state storage by the Israel Antiquities Authority to protect it during neighborhood development. The mikveh, evidence of an early Jewish settlement, will be returned and integrated into a public space.
- 01Ancient 25-ton ritual bath moved for preservation.
- 02Mikveh dates to Second Temple period, 2,000 years old.
- 03Discovery confirms early Jewish settlement in Kiryat Gat.
- 04Structure will be returned to a new public space.
- 05Complex engineering operation involved heavy lifting and transport.
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