Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

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The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026. (photo credit: Reut Vilf, City of David)https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3024,w_4032/730567" title="The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026. (photo credit: Reut Vilf, City of David)" />
The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. 

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