““And he-Hezekiah-stopped up the source of the waters of the upper Gihon, and he led them straight down on the west to the City of David (2 Chronicles 32:30)” The “Gihon Spring” tunnels, mentioned ...
Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. A new Weizmann ...
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Buried beneath Jerusalem: a massive First Temple dam and the ancient climate crisis that sparked it
A study by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Weizmann Institute of Science found that a climatic crisis led the kings of Judah to build a large dam wall in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago ...
A fragment of a limestone plaque bearing several letters of ancient Hebrew script was discovered while sifting soil that was excavated in the vicinity of the Gihon Spring, within the precincts of the ...
A public water reservoir dating to the First Temple period has been discovered next to the Western Wall. (Photo: Vladimir Naykhin/IAA) Reuters An underground, rock-hewn water reservoir dating to the ...
At least 20 shark teeth were found in a structure near the Gihon spring that was probably part of the original water system in the Old City of Jerusalem. A significant number of shark teeth dating ...
Gihon Spring was crucial to the survival of its inhabitants, and archaeologists had uncovered the remains of a massive stone tower built to guard this vital water supply. Based on pottery and other ...
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