Intact 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Discovered in Israel

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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a well-preserved Jewish ritual bath dating back some 2,000 years and have pulled it out of the ground intact. The mikvah was found in Kiryat Gat, in the southern part of the country, during excavations in an area where construction work is underway. The structure weighs approximately 25 tons. The find dates back to the Second Temple period, the era in which Jesus Christ lived. The Israel Antiquities Autho…