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Sold out once. Get yours before Christmas.
The Temple Mount Hourglass sold out in September. It returns for Christmas in limited number, and reservations are open now. Order today and it ships by November 25, arriving well before Christmas. Early reservations ship first and receive the earliest certificate numbers.
Three thousand years, passing through your hands.
Sacred ground, in motion. An hourglass of antique brass and glass. Inside it, certified soil from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, recovered by the archaeologists of the Temple Mount Sifting Project and blended with a fine quartz sand made for hourglasses, so that the sand flows freely and the hourglass keeps true time. The Temple Mount soil is grey, not golden.
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Turn it over, and ground from the Temple Mount moves through your hands. Set it on a desk, a mantel or a bedside table, and let it keep time beside the people you love.
What arrives
Each hourglass arrives in a black presentation box with gold detailing, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity from the Temple Mount Sifting Project and an illustrated booklet telling the story of the soil. A substantial percentage of every purchase funds the Project's ongoing research.
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Sold out once. Get yours before Christmas.
The Temple Mount Hourglass sold out in September. It returns for Christmas in limited number, and reservations are open now. Order today and it ships by November 25, arriving well before Christmas. Early reservations ship first and receive the earliest certificate numbers.
Three thousand years, passing through your hands.
Sacred ground, in motion. An hourglass of antique brass and glass. Inside it, certified soil from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, recovered by the archaeologists of the Temple Mount Sifting Project and blended with a fine quartz sand made for hourglasses, so that the sand flows freely and the hourglass keeps true time. The Temple Mount soil is grey, not golden.
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Turn it over, and ground from the Temple Mount moves through your hands. Set it on a desk, a mantel or a bedside table, and let it keep time beside the people you love.
What arrives
Each hourglass arrives in a black presentation box with gold detailing, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity from the Temple Mount Sifting Project and an illustrated booklet telling the story of the soil. A substantial percentage of every purchase funds the Project's ongoing research.
Presale details
Every piece in our collection—from jewelry to keepsakes—contains certified, numbered Temple Mount Soil, authenticated and signed by Dr. Gabriel Barkay and Zachi Dvira. Your certificate confirms your place among the few who will ever own this irreplaceable treasure.
Discover how owning a piece of Temple Mount soil has impacted the lives of believers around the world.
California
"Since I can't be there in person this will be my way of being connected with the hope for the day when God will bring peace."
Read Customer FeedbackTexas
"Having this piece of the Temple Mount in our home reminds us daily of God's faithfulness throughout history."
California
"The Temple Mount Soil brings a profound sense of connection to the biblical narrative we hold so dear."