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The newer Siloam Tunnel (Hebrew: נִקְבַּת הַשִּׁלֹחַ, Nikbat HaShiloaḥ), also known as Hezekiah's Tunnel (Hebrew: תעלת חזקיהו, Te'alát Ḥizkiyáhu), is a water tunnel that was carved within the City of David in ancient times, now located in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in eastern Jerusalem.
Nov 24, 2020 · Hezekiah’s Tunnel, also known as Siloam Tunnel and the Tunnel of Shiloh, in Jerusalem, is part of the wider archaeological site known as the City of David. History of Hezekiah’s Tunnel. The tunnel was built by the 14th king of Judah, King Hezekiah, in 701 BC.
- Sarah Roller
Aug 31, 2023 · Found at the southern end of Hezekiah’s Tunnel, the Siloam Inscription recounts how the men digging the tunnel worked in two directions—one from the north, the other from the south—and met in the middle.
Dec 20, 2022 · The theory that King Hezekiah ordered the construction of the Siloam Tunnel water project has been widely accepted, but still considered unproven. Some academics have suggested the tunnel was actually built 100 years before the time of Hezekiah.
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Jerusalem’s Underground Water Systems. How They Met: Geology Solves Long-Standing Mystery of Hezekiah’s Tunnelers. By Dan Gill. Waterworks underlying the City of David, the oldest inhabited part of Jerusalem, have two aspects that have long puzzled Biblical scholars and archaeologists.
Jul 26, 2016 · An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.
A 1,750-foot (530-m) tunnel carved during the reign of Hezekiah to bring water from one side of the city to the other, Hezekiah’s Tunnel together with the 6th-century tunnel of Euphalios in Greece are considered the greatest works of water engineering technology in the pre-Classical period.
