9-Ton Slab of Glass Found in the Cave of Beit She'arim

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[@ernee100]

Thank you, S&R, for all you do. It is a pleasure seeing you in church each week.

[@Madfattdeeb]

It gave me chills to think that the glass slab could be part of First Temple. However even if that is not the case, this is amazing and beautiful. Not being Jewish myself, I'm sure I don't understand all of the importance in this, but I still love all the history and beauty. It also makes me happy to think that something so important for the Jewish culture, for all of us really, could still be intact and teach us things. Thank you for the video.

[@BoboTheSunniestPalDog]

I think it is about second temple , since Herod build it .

[@margomoore4527]

If it were a window glass, wouldn’t it be at least translucent?

[@mcRydes]

@@margomoore4527yes, this story makes no sense. Those giant glass furnaces were not used to produce finished windows or vases, but were instead used to produce glass powder or frit. These big slabs would be smashed to bits for easy transport. The frit was then sold to other craftsmen who worked it into finished products in smaller shops. This story makes no sense, exposing such a big slab to heat intense enough to dissolve calcium ions into it would induce thermal shock and shatter or even melt the glass. And there is no evidence in history of anyone ever using a 9 ton glass window before the modern era, that’s insane. Windows are more transparent when they are thin.

[@eh1702]

It’s not temple windows, that was just them constructing a fake “mystery” even when they showed you the furnaces that routinely made big primary-production slabs of glass just like this. Those thick slabs were then cracked apart to be transported in chunks in carts or on donkeys, to glassmaking workshops. The vaulted cave is the right shape for building and maintaining the high temperatures of a glass kiln. They found out it was carved out of a rock that reacted to the heat and spoiled the process. Which is why they didn’t repeat it.

[@totalutternutter]

The most amazing thing about this slab of glass is that despite all the broken edges from where a sample could have been chipped off discretely they chose to bore a massive hole in the middle

[@guidedmeditation2396]

I wonder if they kept the emerald tablets there?

[@sharonpeek4578]

I'm assuming that boring a hole away from the edges assures they get a pristine sample; a spot that hasn't been exposed to anything else since it was first created. I'm only guessing.

[@MumT05]

Maybe more likely to shatter if you drill the edges?

[@R.N.19]

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[@R.N.19]

@Treasure Out Get out of here antisemite!

[@MrAbdullah58]

I think its the remnants of the floor from the castle of king soloman. Remember the story when the queen of Sheba came to meet The King she thought the floor was water and she raised her garment so not to get wet? But in actual fact it was made of shiny glass.

[@MrAbdullah58]

@kayemen415 yes , this guy said "after the distruction of the second temple the city was moved here " so someone who believed in the miracle of king sulaiman decide to keep dome of the remnent of the temple ..maybe he tell his children when he died to bury it with him or cover his grave with it . Thats why the piece of glass floor was taken to this site.

[@slicktrick8983]

God taught David to manipulate Iron . King Solomon tech - Glass

[@ralsharp6013]

Great information. They discovered iron from meteorites. The Egyptians were fascinated with this material and wrote about it falling from the sky . Somehow we interpret that as aliens building the pyramids. I think it was the Nephilim who help build some of these amazing structures

[@bethyngalw]

that story didn't exist until 1500 years after Solomon lived. It came from the Targum Sheini, a Jewish apocryphal writing that was penned in the 4th-6th Century AD. It was only written a couple of hundred years before Muhammad. (we know this because it is written in Aramaic and has many loanwords from Greek, Israel didn't interact with the Greeks until about 600 years after Solomon's reign). Muhammad came across it in the Jewish folktales and put it in the Quran. There is no record of that story existing prior to the 4th Century AD. And there is also reason to believe the story wasn't even originally about Solomon and Sheba, but that it was a tale attached to an Arabian king and one of his concubines, which the local Jewish community in Arabia added to their folktales and children's stories in the 4th Century, changing it to be about their cultural icons instead of the Arabian kings. So no, I find it very unlikely that this would be glass from a fictional story that was ascribed to Solomon and Sheba 1500 years after they existed.

[@jewishwhitetiger]

It was to see if she was not a demon! Demons can become people but only thing they can not change is the feet! As the feet are hoovs ! So king Solomon was wise and made floor look like water and when Queen sheba came she lifted her dress and king Solomon seen her feet and seen she was human.

[@batucave]

Thanks for showing and taking the viewers 'walking through' different scriptures and events that took place. Good to watch b4 heading back to Israel again n again... SHALOM.

[@miketruong3166]

Amazing work you have been doing so far to show interesting biblical sites to those who adore the Holy Land. Congratulations

[@isabellfox2915]

Wow I love the way you guys find and record all these things and I also love your enthusiasm for every thing and place you discover it makes it come to life

[@donlitos]

"I’m telling you, this is a priceless, fragile, holy glass relic from our ancestors!!" 'Ok we believe you, let's drill a huge hole right in the middle of it...’

[@dantrixter]

donlitos and not even put it back

[@gilmoreskeen1234]

@Plott Palm Trees All Jewish beliefs was copied from the Sumerians,everything. Check the story of Gilgamesh,the flood and the story of Enoch.

[@JLamont45]

@@gilmoreskeen1234 all might be overstating it a bit. However I agree with the foundation of that type of thought

[@donlitos]

@Plott Palm Trees Egyptians knew of flaming meteorites colliding with the sand creating glass, and using these iron meteorites to better understand meteorology crafting weapons and such. Clever folks

[@ronu7313]

Funny you said that, thought there was Summerian writing on walls. My thought high tech technology, now question who or what is underneath the slab. This is no ordinary tomb

[@Chris-lz1fs]

One thing that always strikes me about videos that show ancient places is the intricacy of the stone work and carvings. It amazes me that people thousands of years ago could carve such details into stone. The amount of time needed to do such work must be long. Other than that, yep, pretty interesting video.

[@JoeyCarr-p6w]

Maybe some weren't built by people but by those that came down there are also myths of people turning into stone

[@k1ng401]

The archeological examination showed that the glass is sitting within a limestone tank and the glass on the bottom still contains the raw material that formed that glass so there is no doubt that the glass was formed in situ exactly where it is sitting now. Your story about it being the temple window is nice but it’s not backed by the actual scientific investigation. All the evidence supports the idea that it was baked on site. It would also be incredibly difficult to remove a 9 ton slab of glass from the ruins of the temple and transport it the 130km from Jerusalem to Beth Shearim. Also, it wasn’t placed in its current location before around 400AD so where was it between 587BC and then and why has no historian during that period noted its existence?

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

That’s an interesting *theory* but it is only the fool who speaks in certainties as you have. Archaeology is the branch of science that is consistently wrong most often, when I was in school Clovis first was taught religiously and humans were only 50,000 years old. Since then we’ve found evidence that humans are 300,000+ years old and in Southern California a mammoth processing site was found dating back 120,000 years or more. Archaeologists now claim matter of factly that modern humans are 300,000 years old when what they should be teaching is that we are at least that old and perhaps much, much older. We know so very little and we should be up front about it.

[@k1ng401]

CaliforniaCarpenter7 sorry you feel that way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@gilmoreskeen1234]

I agree 9 tons is not something to move easily.

[@andyjudge8038]

Science is constantly led down empty pathways of exploration when a theory is deemed fact without 100% proof, everything at best is only probable if not laughable when created by so many ignorant minds. An open mind is essential to not block pathways of exploration that can save hundreds of years in finding the truth

[@jasonbarr259]

Lots of materials are glass. If that was man made, it was by accident. "Gates" are the doors to a furnace. Definitely a large crucible was in use there. Lots of variables to this one. Check out my glassblowing video!

[@Marykguise]

Absolutely fascinating!! I love the Hebrew translation that you included!!

[@arthurbarrow2847]

I would have liked to watch this, but the music is too annoying and distracting. Not Needed!

[@michaelslater6839]

ARTHUR BARROW Agreed, a good soundtrack should enhance your viewing experience, not distract you. A truly great soundtrack blends so well with the video that it goes completely unnoticed.

[@wingnutzster]

Get some exercise and sunshine, better yet take a vacation man, just calm down and focus, it’s really not so difficult to separate the backing track from the narration and information, if this interests you the music wouldn’t be an issue anyway.

[@halwarner3326]

Unbelievably annoying

[@SteveTheFazeman]

Music was distracting. But, I persevered to the end because the subject matter was interesting.

[@SeanCanDance]

@@wingnutzster worry about yourself dude.

[@mealsome9668]

There is a reason they call it "float glass". You would want a stable, completely level table to pour the glass onto to make window glass. The thickness, and perhaps the extra lime, would make it very strong and stable to withstand the weight of the glass poured upon it's surface. Since glass is a liquid, it would naturally level on this already level surface keeping it's thickness consistent. In the older pictures of the find, there was a thin ditch around the slab which would be for standing blocks around the edge that can easily be pulled away after the glass hardens.

[@AngelCatBaby]

Makes sense to me so I am agreeing with on this one too....HIGH 5

[@mealsome9668]

Thanks Karlisa! And a high 5 back!

[@orwhat24]

Makes sense but why make glass in a burial cave? No doubt the table would be flat and also insulated from .... electricity?

[@mealsome9668]

@@orwhat24 ,perhaps for more consistent temperature. It probably didn't start out as a burial cave.

[@orwhat24]

Me AlsoMe good point!

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[@otaku1524]

That would be a plausible explanation for why a 9 ton piece of glass would need guards and a gate. Temple Artifact. Genius!

[@jnicksnewstart]

I like the real loud harsh music. It always adds to the video. I especially like it when the person stops talking and the volume of the music goes up about twice as loud as they were talking. I always put my headphones on so I can enjoy it at its maximum volume.

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Good one hahaha

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Ha ha ha

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[@jimtryner9474]

Thanks again for another fascinating program.

[@timothyvaher2421]

Great video channel on Jewish archeological studies. This is unique to KZbin! Getting permission to show this sacred site and interpreting it is excellent work. Thank You. - Watchmen

[@maryengels1828]

This is the first time I am watching this video. You have blown my mind. Everyday there are new discoveries that reinforce the Bible. As a Christian I am always amazed by these discoveries. These discoveries are backed up by science and secular history. The more I learn the more believe in the Bible.

[@jonathan1561]

All of them is in the Bible already...

[@messianic_scam]

@@dffndjdjd Maybe she means about the glass was mentioned in the bible?! I didnt read the Bible but in torah glass was mentioned

[@dat2ra]

Either your presentation is flawed or the original analysis of the "glass" is. You assert that the "chemical composition" shows the slab is glass, but glass cannot be identified by its chemistry. Glass is a super-cooled liquid lacking crystal structure, and not a material having a particular chemistry. For instance, the chemical composition of obsidian (glass) is identical to that of rhyolite (volcanic rock). If the magma cools very quickly, crystals don't have time to form, and hence, glass. But that glass will have the identical chemistry as if it cooled more slowly forming rhyolite, or even much more slowly (beneath the Earth's surface) = granite. If you want to see if the slab is glass, look at a thin section under polarized light. If it is glass, it will appear black (isotropic light parhs). Crystalline rock (non glass) will show up clearly as a mass of glowing laths. Doing a chemical analysis tells you nothing about whether or not it is glass. Of course the slab could be glass, but that doesn't mean it was man-made; it could be some silica-rich volcanic rock like welded tuff or a sillar. I don't know the local geology to comment on the likelihood of this. But you haven't bothered to examine this possibility--bad science. BTW, I do have a PhD in Geology and have done considerable research in Petrography (analyzing rocks using polarized light). I hate programs that promote unlikely explanations before doing even basic science.

[@cccarter9858]

Thanks. Great info.

[@Kmobful]

More interesting than this whole vid.

[@jellydarling1008]

Thank you so much for the extra info. I’d like to believe we find cool relics of history but I find the process of gaining truth far more valuable

[@freegeorgia4808]

Or perhaps it's a problem with the transition and means scientific analysis says it's glass.

[@thehuggz-i9k]

Yea, I wouldn't get too hung up on his use of the term "chemical composition." I'm sure all he means is that scientists have analyzed it and come to the conclusion that it's glass and not that he claims to understand how they arrived at that conclusion.

[@paulameeks112]

My first time seeing this video and man am I glad I got to see it!! I’m currently taking a class in Hebrew Biblical history so this was even more interesting for me now! Thank you for sharing your knowledge & travels. Praying y’all will be blessed ❤️

[@benvasilinda9729]

I love history, especially ancient mystery history. U ask good questions and make good analogies and make the journey fun. Keep up the great work.

[@francisdoss8642]

Dear adorable Rhoda & Sergio, Beit Shearim and the mystery of the massive piece of glass was brought out well...Interesting...

[@gotredeemed]

At 2:50, you'll notice the beautiful archway is polygonal masonry. It's thought that the technique was ancient, before 70 AD. It could be that this site was found and re-purposed, much like Balbek for the Romans.

[@lorenzor2555]

Dean Winchell I've noticed the same thing. Also there are some stones that are visible ouside of the burial site (3:40) that show a style seen elsewhere in Bulgaria and central Asia, very strange. Their external surfaces are well worked and polished around the joints and very raw in the middle

[@prtauvers]

I note that the carvings shown at about 2:20 look similar to those seen at Gobekli Tepi...it makes more sense that these caves were created in megalithic times, centuries before being discovered and repurposed by the Romans and the Hebrews.

[@rosechain6255]

more like pre flood 13,000 yrs ago... and as many sites, originals, then the next re purpose, and the next and the next... lol

[@Fuzzmo147]

&Egypt,&South America,&japan etc etc.....WHO WERE THESE STONE EXPERTS?..

[@allangeorgjensen6662]

I noticed the polygonal masonry too. Especially the arches caught my eye. I haven't seen polygonal masonry with arches before, usually the doorways and windows are rectangular. The masonry itself it worn and cracked with big gaps in the connections. Very old or not made perfectly?

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[@robbiehill2344]

Thank you for your research, knowledge of Hebrew and languages from that area to help us understand half way around the world. Thank you. You have helped a 57 year old Pentecostal raised Christian finally get a glimpse into the words i have read and studied. Keep up the amazing work.

[@luthermcgee432]

In a word, MAGNIFICENT! I've always been intrigued by Israel and my interest in that ancient nation has now doubled. Before Israel was scattered in 70 AD, It was already a nation in its own right. Only in recent history- 1948, has it been recognized once again as a nation. But in my opinion, as long as it's people were still here a nation can always be reborn.

[@The_True_]

I can't help but wonder what is beneath that 9 ton slab of glass.

[@debbrabare4141]

Thats why When someone teaches the bible should be like a history lesion its pruly fascinating so full of knowlgae.

[@vincentconti3633]

The floor!

[@The_True_]

@@vincentconti3633 The synagogue at Capernæum was dated 3rd century, and they thought the floor was solid bedrock. Then they found large stones in the floor, and underneath those was 1st century pottery. Don't be quick to assume too much when things have been buried a very long time.

[@habierbealoski4957]

My wonderings lean more towards what may have sat upon it. A thing long missing and much searched for.

[@The_True_]

@@habierbealoski4957 I know exactly what you mean.

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[@APoetByAnyOtherName]

I think it's more likely that this was some natural glass which was cut and used as a burial slab. As for why there were gates and a guard tower, it could be simply to protect the burial places, but considering that they were of Roman construction, it's likely there was a Roman garrison in the town. More excavations could reveal a wealth of details we seem to be lacking at the moment.

[@SnR]

Great points! Thanks for the comment! They are still excavating this place so we should revisit next year and see what’s new!

[@APoetByAnyOtherName]

@@SnR I'm definitely intrigued to see what new discoveries and mysteries will be unearthed in the future! :D

[@symonrocks9847]

My theory is this is drama, glass that is not see through is naturally produced by volcanic action. Obsidian is volcanic glass and comes in several colours, it has been worked and used for tools and weapons in ancient times. What we have here is a lump of low grade obsidian that has been worked flat in preperation for a stone casket to be placed on it. The theories here are laughable.

[@builderbear6618]

All the more fitting. I didn't know 2nd century AD was considered ancient either. Written word is over 1000 years old at that point.

[@marielaveau6362]

Symon Rocks, thank you for this clear observation.

[@karlharvymarx2650]

Symon, obviously it is Noah's Ark.

[@symonrocks9847]

@@karlharvymarx2650 Yeah, it's the chopping board from the prep area where the animals were kept, just in case they fancy a snack Mrs Noah put on a buffet every night, meat at one end, veg at the other and the not fussy in the middle.

[@symonrocks9847]

@@marielaveau6362 Hi, I like history and I love all of the wonder, but sometimes people just say what they think rather than what is probable. I should say there are lots of people who don't know about volcanic glass, but that is no reason for putting nonsense ideas into peoples minds. Mother nature made millions of wonderful Rocks, Minerals and crystals, all beautiful and some were made then remade then changed depending on the location, obsidian in it's pure form is just the same as glass and can a razor edge that will cut better than a surgeons knife. Obsidian is mostly black but can be mahogany, rainbow, blue and others with inclusions such as a snowflake pattern. Not all of the volcanic glass will have been pure and saying that lime dripped into it, that laughable, no evidence of the huge fire that would have been required or anything else. It can be polished like a mirror, I don't know if that Version would polish that well, but i'm better that if it did, then it was used for reflecting light in, that wasn't mentioned. Sorry for the long reply.

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[@dat2ra]

'Cept it's nonsense.

[@Lillyflower-J88]

Loved this, was gripping my seat. Thank you

[@eliezra6098]

Brilliant coverage! Thank you for doing this

[@littledikkins2]

I wonder if anyone has gone over this slab with ground penetrating radar to see what is UNDER that slab.

[@Novasky2007]

Didn't they chain defeated fallen ones throw them into pits and seal them beneath glass until the land of Armageddon is named by the son of man and the seals shatter.

[@johntripp5159]

Watch the video again, you will see someone actually underneath the slab, just good honest Israeli soil.

[@histguy101]

@Rage Against The Dem-Machine Well...it's in a Jewish catacomb, and covered in Hebrew inscriptions, with a bunch of Judean names... ...Yeah, probably not even Jewish...

[@johntripp5159]

@Clark Gable Well that is the thing with archaeology, you don't dig and finish up wondering what if?

[@connieeastridge4441]

Exactly. The Arch of the Covenant maybe?

[@sandracoffie6338]

Interesting a temple piece is also buried, a great respect , love the story

[@kolloduke3341]

ITS an ancient dance floor its obvious , glass allows the feet to slide for the intricate dance moves [haha] everyone assumes it has some religious context YAWN! LOL

[@tomsullivanchannel]

The same set up could be used for smelting metals and specifically gold. It takes so much fuel and they ran out of trees, it happened wherever there was gold and this was on a grand scale. Very cool. Thank you.

[@billybareblu]

"contamination" would not have so completely permeated a piece of already existing glass, while leaving the glass intact

[@kevanmallison8610]

But is there a possibility of glass windows in both Solomon's and Herod's Temples? Surely yes.

[@billybareblu]

@@kevanmallison8610 I'm not addressing all the suppositions and possibilities from the video. I find the actual facts discussed to be very interesting, and the interpretation of the translation regarding the temple is intriguing and deserves more investigation. If the temple did in fact have transparent glass windows, that would be a fascinating discovery. I'm just making the observation that their theory that glass like this could have been transparent but somehow absorbed impurities during a fire to alter it's entire internal chemical composition in this fashion, while still retaining it's shape, has no scientific basis.

[@kevanmallison8610]

@billybareblu agreed - on its own merits, the glass could not have been permeated by lime, directly or indirectly, through heat alone. I, for one, personally believe both temples had glass - absolutely no expense was spared in their construction, which required the most intricate and sanctified handiwork. Whatever the reason for that block of glass in particular, one thing is certain: its presence is not by chance.

[@billybareblu]

@@kevanmallison8610 Very true. There HAS to be some major significance to this piece.

[@MegaDavyk]

@@kevanmallison8610 and the ark don't forget the ark.

[@burtronomaniac]

Stop with the background music , it’s awful and distracting

[@raibeartthehairypict4696]

Fantastic video and information. Love & Thanks from Scotland.

[@theRhinsRanger]

When they analysed the glass they should be able to tell where the materials to make the glass (ingredients) came from. That would be very helpful in distinguishing if it was made locally, materials imported or indigenous or if the glass is from another area entirely. If that was so then it would be a case of finding the source and determining if it’s man made or made by nature from one of the many cataclysms caused by comets etc which cause conditions of extreme temperatures. Did the university declare its man made? The extra lime might be the clue. I say this as Here in Scotland we have vitrified forts on top of large hills. So called “experts” tried to say the rock was vitrified by the enemy stacking wood and burning it, so they tried and quickly ran out of wood and had to emergency call for skips full of wood. In the end they burnt a little from the side of the wall. The problem with their theory is that as we all know heat rises and the forts were burnt from the top down. I suspect it was a comet, the British Isles woodland disappeared along with the Romans and all sorts of other strange goings on.

[@cliffmays442]

I had learned that this glass was meant for the third Temple back in the 100's when Rome was thinking about approving the building of what would have been the third Temple, but a Jewish revolt changed the Romans mind. So they wanted to buried next to the slab because it would have been used in the 3rd Temple. I am not saying this is right, I only pass on what I have heard.

[@deanwalton310]

Thought provoking Thx for sharing

[@ksewald91]

I found this especially fascinating as my husband worked for one of the major glass companies before he retired. His last position was ordering all the material needed for the many varieties of window glass they manufactured.

[@tommunyon2874]

Perhaps testing the glass for other contaminents, such as cedar of Lebanon ash and animal fat from sacricial offerings would further advance the one hypothesis.

[@TrishTruitt]

Fascinating story and great videography and even the music was perfect. Just wonderful! Subscribed now.

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Rhoda and Sergio, I always learn so much watching your videos! Thank you, so much!

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Well done! I really enjoyed this.. Frank from Boulder, Colorado, USA

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[@mqbitsko25]

To sum up Corning's info: 1. This was how glass was made in bulk, to be broken up and used elsewhere for glass blowing. Nothing mysterious about it at all. That's how it was done. Obviously that predates the burial catacombs. A huge "tub" of limestone was covered with a limestone "lid" to form an oven for melting the ingredients. 2. In this case a lot of that "lid" spalled off and fell into the glass, contaminating it. Excessive lime combined with slow cooling causes crystals to form in the glass, making it opaque and useless. (Glass is not a solid. At room temperature it is supposed to be a supercooled liquid, free of crystals.) The glass slab is basically some junk left behind, and has nothing to do with the later use of the place as a burial chamber.

[@marklewis4793]

thanks,

[@tomioka_giyuu_isnot_depres9597]

Um? Wow!

[@doug-cdsimontrustee6609]

The "glass is a liquid" idea has been disproven. The original claims from which that idea stemmed were based on cathedral windows with thickness variations. (Thicker on the down side than the top side.) Glass for those windows was rolled out and as the lump was rolled it also cooled a little bit. Each dough-type piece of glass was thinner on one side from the rolling pin action. Naturally, the thick sides were always placed downward for structural considerations. Why do I say this? Because my expert glassblowing professor in college told us all about the myths and facts of glass. (He should have kept his job at Dow Corning Glassworks, but decided to be an artist.)

[@borderlineiq]

Thank you for demystifying the artificially mystified.

[@Madmen604]

I did not know they made glass at that time. Vould it have been made accidently?

[@goodonej452]

No the music was awesome, I loved it, it added the professional touch to this documentary video. I too noticed the music and I thought wow, SR's video has reached another level. So keep it up. I wish I can also see these spots in Israel. God willing. Amen.

[@karrskarr]

This is indeed a great video on all levels! Thanks!

[@graemerigg4029]

Anyone considered how they cooled a block of glass with those dimensions without it shattering?

[@nancyneighoff9276]

LOL. It's always "aliens"

[@lanceburke6236]

Quenching in hot oil prolly olive

[@histguy101]

100 servants were made to huddle around it and blow on it.

[@lanceburke6236]

@@histguy101 Ha Ha! LoLz!

[@curbyweaver4606]

Cooling it isn't the trick. It's controlling the cooling that matters. It must be cooled gradually so it anneals. I worked in a forge early in my career, we had to keep all the windows shut to minimize air circulation so the molds wouldn't cool unevenly. It's the same with glass. They needed to prevent air currents from cooling it unevenly. They probably had shields built of wood covered with cloth surrounding its sides & a cover over the top.

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Just found this one, GREAT! Carry on you two.

[@infidelapostate3094]

The saying for several millenia was "if you want to become a glass master you must first get a grandfather who was one". Jews guarded the secret of glassmaking amongst themselves for centuries. The Jewish glass breaking marriage tradition is also a misunderstood hold over from that era. A new batch of raw glass must include "cullet", bits of broken pre-made glass. Smashing the glasses is symbolic of a _new beginning_ to *glassmakers.* Ingots of raw glass were shipped globally to Roman era artisans who produced crafts, but the raw production was a jealously guarded secret for _many, many_ generations.

[@infidelapostate3094]

@lentruthbtold riv Only for _"useless eaters"_ such as yourself. If you can't see the modern relevance for a group who successfully held international trade secrets exclusively amongst themselves for over _a millenia_ then maybe you should stop breathing through your mouth before the flies get in. 🤤

[@saroyafanniel8932]

Brilliant addition my Infidel Apostate friend (the correspondence is not lost on me, lol)!! The ancient people of Afghanistan are also master glass makers from thousands of years back. The West African tribes of Ghana are the same with iron smelting knowledge - it is still held as a Sacred Art with *very* specific guidelines and blessing protocols. It is wonderful how this information about our ancestors is finally coming to light. They were *much* more than uncivilized, hunter-gatherers. This knowledge is not useless. We could learn a very important lesson from them: how to wield technology yet still be connected to and respect Nature.

[@CalebP618]

Knowledge is power.

[@luv.matters]

What about the black people who created glass? Oh right I forgot the original Jews were black! Carry on ✡️

[@danielbairey4411]

Infidel Apostate except evidence indicates the glass makers in this area were mostly the Phoenicians - occupying the coasts and with access to trade routes and sand.

[@sandrapotgieter7488]

Amazing video !!, love history...thank you..from South Africa...

[@luke3807]

They barely escaped with their lives on 70 AD. Transporting 9 tons of weight 90 miles into Galilee would not be possible. Plus, the Jewish Zealots would not allow residents to leave Jerusalem prior and during the invasion, per Josephus.

[@histguy101]

Or they picked up from the heap during cleanup operations after the war was over and settled.

[@TheShack444]

suggest looking into the Bosnian pyramid and the 2 piece ceramic rocks they have discovered buried inside them! everything has frequency look at quartz it is used to keep time, and piezo produces electricity when crushed. and why the pyramids in Eygpt were covered in different layers of stone, like a capacitor, our history go back further than we think and far more advanced.

[@kevincharles1983]

That's a mountain, not a pyramid.

[@TheShack444]

Go look for yourself and tell me that! alot older than the pyramids in egypt.@@kevincharles1983

[@kevincharles1983]

@@TheShack444 there's allot more over there that "look" like pyramids as well

[@TheShack444]

Hi @@kevincharles1983 there alot of things that look like pyramids in China, America, Mexico, 60 odd have been discovered in the Canary island's. just remeber the history or HIS STORY is normally re written by the victor's or dictators of that time. i convinced it is real and the oldest. go see it for yourself, the dimensions and angles exactly facing true north. coincedence! dont take my word for it! hop on plane and see for yourself.

[@histguy101]

@@TheShack444 Ok, this is an 1800 year old tomb, not a prehistorical mystery site. Glasswork was very common in this era.

[@kellymontgomery1293]

excellent! thank you

[@susiewilliams7540]

This is awesome. I lost the livestream so I'm excited you posted it so soon!! God bless you both !

[@SnR]

Susie, thank you bunches! God bless you too!!

[@TheEMC99]

I love this. It breathes life into the past and edifies the hearer. God bless you both! 💗

[@jessed1586]

They don’t believe in your God. If you don’t have the son, you don’t have the Father. Jews don’t believe in the son, therefore they don’t have the father.

[@jessed1586]

No. You believe Jesus was a mere human and created. We don’t. The Bible doesn’t teach that sorry. Therefore you didn’t prove any point and He is still God.

[@brucetutty9984]

@@jessed1586 Of course you can have the father without the son, just not the other way round.

[@jessed1586]

No, absolutely false statement that goes against the teaching of scripture! You cannot have the Father without the son. 1 John 2:23 KJV Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Whoever denies Jesus Christ does not have the Father. Jews deny Jesus Christ, therefore they do not have they do not have the Father. Very clear.

[@TheEMC99]

@@jessed1586 I'm not sure how your statement applies. We're looking at simple history. The artifacts are amazing and the Jewish land is rich with proofs of the Bible's authenticity. They have been crucial in disproving the critics' claims that the stories are just legend. I'm not sure how any believer could not be blessed by these amazing discoveries.

[@JohnMoore-py7mz]

I like 2 look,listen, read,and absorb everything.The moment I came across yor vid I hesitated and watched it thru, thank u 4 stating fact and truth in a way everyone can believe

[@dubbwire3198]

The architecture has features that predate the Hewbrews proper. The same has been said of Egyptians as well. To mention 'polyangle' bricks that fit with out motar. It is another 'reoccupied' structure from a long lost civilization

[@MonoZeus]

My thoughts exactly! This stuff is Megalithic. Reoccupied, as you said.

[@swethan862]

It's looks like someone is trying to rewrite our history bit by bit systamatically and it's happening since long time. I wonder why? They must have a lot at stake. This has happened to many megaliths all over the world.

[@frankiemackenzie4120]

You both made this a great documentary knowledgeable and interesting you sound like wonderful people keep up good work

[@daveperk]

First you said it has double the amount of lime in it and that is why it’s not transparent… then you translated “transparent, sealed”… so the sequence is backwards. It cannot be a temple window because it is not transparent, and it never was. Sergio and Rhoda, I love what you are doing. I would come and do it myself if I could. I’ve been to Israel five times and I keep coming back. Keep up the wonderful videos. Dave in Houston Texas

[@porkfat5521]

So it was so precious that people wanted to be buried next to it, and then some yoyos drilled a hole right in the middle of it.

[@stephendennis5969]

That's what I was thinking.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Ironic, but not a deliberate outrage, the drilling place took place after knowledge of what the slab actually was was lost, and before a connection with the temple was suspected in the modern era. In fact the modern speculation was the RESULT of the analysis of the sample.

[@somedude....]

I love how archeologists are impatient and destructive. Sure, they could take small chips for sampling, or just allow a future generation with better technology to perform examination, but noooope

[@americanjedi5952]

Watching some if the mudflood videos, most of what archeologists give us is made up .

[@temujinkhan6326]

@@somedude.... so we should not attempt to fly to the moon and wait another 1000 years

[@diananoonen2262]

Probably the ancient equivalent to today's gated comunnity.

[@gunduzubairzubairahmed3127]

Thanks❤😊😊🌹

[@fabricio-agrippa-zarate]

I'm imagining the temple with huge glasses, and it would definetly look impressive and marvelous

[@richardthornhill4630]

Fascinating discovery and theories. Maybe time to revisit the site for an update. Thanks.

[@tlctilljcb]

Really good production. You’ve elevated your edits.

[@alimaclean5777]

Good video. Just one small correction. I know it's common today that people assume the Ur that Abraham comes from is the Sumerian Ur. There are multiple cities called Ur and there is one just 7 miles north-west of Haran called today Sanliurfa. Genesis says that Abraham, Sarah etc come from Padan Aram in northern Syria. It doesn't make sense for them to make a detour from the Sumerian Ur to Haran if they are going to Canaan. They could simply travel due west. Also, The Sumerian Ur is never called 'Ur of the Chaldees' on ancient tablets. There is a tablet found in Ugarit that mentions merchants from the city of Ur that is under the kingdom of the Hittites. Sanliurfa in Syria used to be called Edessa and before that, it was called Ura in Akkadian. In Hebrew, you would drop the 'a' at the end of 'Ura' and just called it 'Ur'. Abraham comes from the north in Syrian, which is also the location of the Garden of Eden. Hope that makes sense

[@BoboTheSunniestPalDog]

Simple go west , mean to go through desert.

[@alimaclean5777]

@@BoboTheSunniestPalDog Yes, that would be the route you would take if you started from the Sumerian Ur to go directly to Canaan. That is however not the route you would take to travel to Canaan via Haran in Syria

[@marnixschipper9674]

Only one problem with your hypothesis. Genesis as a whole comes almost intact from the Sumerian mythology.

[@alimaclean5777]

@@marnixschipper9674 Which part? I've read all of Genesis

[@marnixschipper9674]

Alasdair Maclean Here are some similarities that I have found between Genesis and the Sumerian tablets: In the beginning, there was chaos (Enuma Elish) Chaos was transformed to order (Enuma Elish) God/gods created all things (Enuma Elish) Light existed before the creation of the sun and moon (Enuma Elish) God/gods were displeased with humanity and decided to destroy humanity via the flood (Epic of Gilgamesh, Eridu Genesis, and the Epic of Atrahasis) The flood (Sumerian kings list) One man and his family survived the flood (Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld) Those on the Ark opened a window near the end of the journey sending birds as scouts Food and drink can give eternal life (Adapa) After the flood, this one man gave thanks to his God The early settlers in Mesopotamia were of one speech (Enmerkar and the Lord Aratta) The language was confused (Enmerkar and the Lord Aratta) Migration originated from those who survived the flood The Sumerians knew the concept of eternal life in paradise and were seeking it (Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld)

[@watermelonridge]

Loved this video, as all your others. Your cat is beautiful! 😊

[@cherylallen9640]

Sergio and Rhoda , thanks for your faithfulness to God . Amen

[@JamesTierney]

Isa 35:7 "And the burning sand and the mirage shall become a pool" Wherever the Shekinah glory/ Pillar of Fire went it left a pool of glass. This slab was probably an artifact from the Pillar of Fire. The Jews believed that they were covered by the glory of the Lord and they would want to be buried with a remnant such as this, especially if they were powerful leaders from the Sanhedrin.

[@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist]

Excellent Theory and explanation. Or, perhaps it was from the floor of the furnace Nebuchadnezzar threw they three Men into..and then saw Four in there, and one was not like the others. They came out unscathed.

[@JamesTierney]

@@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist Blessings. The experts said that this fire would have had to last at 1,100 degrees for several days, not just an hour. I imagine it was a known place that the Shekinah glory had stood for days next to the camp and this spot was remembered by the oral traditions and they went to retrieve it for their burial spot.

[@mrs.cavalier3705]

@@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist Very interesting theory. This is possible. I would love to know the answer, should this theory be investigated.

[@jeffchristie9561]

I take it to mean restoration of life & good living, as it's aimed at desert sand becoming watered by the irrigation of verse 6.

[@johndo3930]

interesting thought but absolutley no evidence about as good as an ancient magic carpet. But there is evidence of molten sand and rock from the pillar of fire where the people of Israel went through the sea and artifact from Farao battle cariages found on the sea floor

[@SuperIliad]

Fascinating and informative. And I love that cat at the end.

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

Loved the video and the kitty at the end! 🥰😻

[@user-co4xl7wx3q]

Very, very cool! I need to visit these sites, just so much awesome history. I really like the fluffy cat at the end too.

[@hammermantbg]

Temple glass !!!! And they drilled holes in it

[@terrenceappleby9315]

That was my reaction too!

[@mellis966]

I'd guess they really wanted to know what was on the other side of the glass. I bet, they were thinking it was a type of burial chamber lid.

[@janmanning916]

May have already had chips etc. from transporting it from Jerusalem?

[@rfunk727]

Drill a hole in to make it Holy Glass!

[@ponyclub3198]

Connecting that glass to the temple is extremely speculative. If that was indeed correct, that glass would have been the center of Jewish/ Christian pilgrimage along the centuries. There's no tradition over this glass at all.

[@markuskernbach6760]

wow ...today i found this channal...as christ i was interrested on the content. but now its 02:11 at night ....becouse i cant stop watching...this video and the theory of the window ,,wow ..got goosebumps....

[@thestrangeceleb]

a lot of these people are right. The music volume is too loud. I made it to the 1:09 mark before I had to stop it. It was too distracting.

[@SnR]

Thank you for the feedback. Noted!

[@tinaaij12tribes20]

I love your documentary’s ! Thank you

[@fumastertoo]

Fascinating video, you guys always bring the goods!

[@JaimeLopez-uy7hl]

Great find and thanks for sharing.

[@harithaabraham1096]

You guys blow my mind everytime.... I can't thank you enough 😊

[@jonathan1561]

That guys blow you mind? are you crazy? God declared that to be happen before your eyes so whos blow your mind now?

[@robertkreiling1746]

Another great video indeed . Thank You so much !

[@avidnongetit8710]

Thank you for this beautiful, Reasonable, concise, logical Historical explanation. I am sad given the religious graduate degree studies I received I never heard of the glass windows! But it makes perfect sense.

[@mikearmstrong1045]

I subscribe to very few. However your video was very informative and very interesting. Can wait to see what else you got up your sleeves. And THANK YOU for a subscribe worthy site !

[@SnR]

Thank you so much, Mike! We have over 50 videos of different Biblical sites and are currently filming more!

[@danasandlin2435]

Amazing--thanks for taking us to this very interesting holy site--in a cave! dts/usa

[@spunkmayer2]

I see no mysteries or surprises here cos that tomb was probably inherited by the Jews from the Phoenicians who inhabited that area and are well-known glass makers throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East

[@GentlesirGibbles]

At the very least, what does it suggest for the manufacturing capabilities of the area? 9 tons in a slab is no small number, and requires quite some figuring out of logistics to produce in said quantities, while also being able to transport them to desired sales locations, right? Are there citations for known numbers/quantites of various manufacturing powers from the time, or at least guesstimations?

[@K3vinK]

Israel has always been ahead of it’s time in regards to knowledge and “technology” Modern day Israel has become just that in present day. The U.S.’s Silicon Valley looks outdated compared to what Israel has accomplished since 47/48.

[@mightymightyironhead]

Yes they are totally ahead of all other countries when it comes to illegal nuclear weapons and technology used for spying.

[@K3vinK]

*groan* There’s always one idiot in the conversation REEEEEing

[@jackstrubbe7608]

As a glassmaker myself, and formerly at the Corning Museum of Glass history collection, I agree with this thread of origin. That said, I also have done some research on extraterrestrial origins of ancient glass, and love the possibility of interconnection here. I was born half Irish Catholic, half Bavarian Jew, but evolved as a practicing Buddhist, thru which I discovered the existance of ritual objects of both glass and metal which have meteoric origin. Much is yet to be discovered.

[@KB4QAA]

QUOTE: n 1956, a bulldozer working at the site unearthed an enormous rectangular slab, 11×6.5×1.5 feet, weighing 9 tons. Initially, it was paved over, but it was eventually studied and found to be a gigantic piece of glass. A glassmaking furnace was located here in the 9th century during the Abbasid period, which produced great batches of molten glass that were cooled and later broken into small pieces for crafting glass vessels. UNQUOTE -Wikipedia.

[@glassmakerx]

At least one person here knows how to use the internet...

[@thorlo1278]

I would have believed your quote but you blew it when you wrote where you got it, Wikipedia! They are nothing but left winged liars, and will even erase posts that people have written that corrected a falsehood with the correct information and as to where they got their information proving they were right! Sorry, but do not trust Wikipedia, they are part and parcel with MSM, nothing but fake news!

[@whiteeagle6370]

Hes right though, but I still use Wikipedia anyways.

[@KB4QAA]

@@whiteeagle6370 1. Left wing archeology? Huh? 2. Wikipedia is a starting point for intelligent people for a quick summary. Smart people can then follow the references including, in this case, to peer reviewed archeology publications. Left wing archeology, again, Huh? Thorlo is nuts.

[@altar7885]

@@thorlo1278 Some time ago I would have laughed at your comment, but guys like you have made me understand that there is no progress in humanity and that we are ultimately doomed by our species' stupidity.

[@dropnoelfield295]

Lovely. Really enjoyed this documentary.

[@ikghostlombard3429]

Is it possible the necropolis was built in an abandoned glass factory… just curious. Glass was highly prized maybe thats why they needed walls