Temple Mount Soil

Numismatists widely agree this Alexander Jannaeus coin is the exact coin known in the Gospels as the Widow's Mite. While the wealthy gave heavy silver out of their surplus, a poor widow gave two of these tiny coins, offering everything she had with a pure heart.

Because Jannaeus minted these bronze coins in massive volumes, they stayed in circulation for over a century. By the final days of the Second Temple, these tiny, corroded bronze coins were the everyday pocket change of the poorest people in Jerusalem.

The story of money in Jerusalem is a fascinating journey. But the most spiritually valuable coin ever dropped on the Temple Mount wasn't a heavy silver shekel. It was a nearly worthless piece of bronze. Here is the true story of the Widow's Mite.

Missiles over Jerusalem tonight. We're still standing, still preserving history. Pray for peace: "שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם" - Psalm 122:6. United States of America & Israel, together. 🇺🇸🇮🇱

**HELP PRESERVE WHAT WAS NEARLY LOST FOREVER** After 2,000 years buried beneath Jerusalem, the Pilgrimage Road just opened to the public following 13 years of careful excavation. Not all Temple Mount archaeology has been this careful. November 1999: The Waqf illegally removed 400 truckloads of Temple Mount soil and dumped it in the Kidron Valley. Three thousand years of artifacts destroyed in a single night. For 25 years, archaeologists Dr. Gabriel Barkay and Zachi Dvira have been recovering what they can. Over 500,000 finds saved from erasure. **Own authenticated Temple Mount soil and support this rescue mission: templemountsoil.org/Israel. Your purchase supports the Temple Mount Sifting Project's ongoing work and helps Israel MyChannel continue sharing these stories.** Full story in my documentary at the end of February.

The soil we rescue contains fragments of this history. Every numbered bottle supports the Temple Mount Sifting Project's work.

These aren't artistic guesses. They're verified reconstructions of the actual floor. When you see these patterns today, you're looking at what Jesus saw when He walked through Solomon's Colonnade (John 10:23) or sat watching offerings at the treasury (Mark 12:41).

For centuries, we could only imagine the Temple courts where Jesus walked. But archaeologist Assaf Avraham did something extraordinary that changed everything. He solved a 2,000-year-old puzzle using fragments from the soil we rescue.

@4thletterThe David's victories in 1 Chronicles 18 show God's provision everywhere. Arrowheads and weights from that United Monarchy era in our sifting affirm the biblical context. As 1 Chronicles 18:11 notes, 'King David dedicated these articles to the Lord'

Hidden in a Jerusalem tomb for over 2,500 years, two minuscule silver scrolls emerged in 1979 like whispers from the ancient world…bearing the oldest surviving words from the Bible itself. What secrets did they hold, and how did they rewrite our understanding of sacred history? Picture this… Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay and his team were excavating burial caves at Ketef Hinnom, a rocky hillside southwest of Jerusalem’s Old City, when a 13-year-old volunteer spotted a hidden chamber untouched since antiquity. Amid the bones and artifacts from the late 7th century BCE…right before the Babylonian Exile…they uncovered two tightly rolled silver amulets, no larger than a matchstick. It took three painstaking years to unroll them without destruction, but when experts finally deciphered the Paleo-Hebrew script, the revelation was electric…These scrolls etched the Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6: 24–26…“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace”…along with echoes of Deuteronomy 7. Predating the famous Dead Sea Scrolls by 400–500 years, these are the earliest biblical texts ever found, proving that portions of the Hebrew Bible were in use during the First Temple period. Worn as protective amulets around the neck, they blend faith, magic, and history, offering a tangible link to the prayers of ancient Judahites facing exile and uncertainty. From a forgotten tomb to a cornerstone of biblical archaeology…these scrolls don’t just confirm scripture; they let us touch the dawn of sacred words that still echo today. One discovery, endless wonder.

This isn't about owning a relic. It's about custodianship. You become part of a global community preserving biblical history that was nearly lost forever. Every purchase directly supports ongoing archaeological research. You're not just buying soil. You're funding discovery.

Temple Mount Soil offers something unprecedented: certified, authenticated soil from the very ground where these biblical events unfolded. Each bottle is individually numbered. Each comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the project archaeologists.

This bronze coin was minted in Jerusalem in 30 CE by Pontius Pilate. The same year. The same city. The same authority that condemned Jesus to crucifixion. Let me show you why this coin is one of the most significant Christian artifacts ever recovered.