The exclamation is warranted. Josephus reports that the largest stones measured 68 feet long, 9 feet high, and 8 feet wide. Historians have noted that Josephus often inflates his numbers, but in this case archaeological excavation confirms that the stones used in the construction of the temple’s walls were huge. The largest one found so far is 40 feet long, 10 feet high, and 14 feet wide, with an estimated weight of 500 tons. One might
