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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.
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Aug 31, 2023 · Hezekiah’s Tunnel, part of Jerusalem’s water system, is located under the City of David. It connects the Gihon Spring—Jerusalem’s fresh water supply—with the Siloam Pool. According to 2 Chronicles 32:2–4 and 2 Kings 20:20, this tunnel was dug during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah to prepare Jerusalem for the imminent attack of ...
Jul 26, 2016 · The Siloam Tunnel is a relic of Biblical past imbued in the modern landscape of Jerusalem. This still-standing remnant of ancient history is an architectural marvel considered one of the...
Hezekiah’s tunnel utilizes the short, irregular tunnel from the spring to the base of Warren’s Shaft (thereby proving that this tunnel is later than the Warren’s Shaft system) and continues underground until it debouches 1,748 feet later into the Pool of Siloam (not to be confused with the Siloam channel).
The Siloam Tunnel Inscription, discovered in 1880, narrates a dramatic moment in Jerusalem’s history. Fearing that the city would soon be under siege, residents thousands of years ago undertook a project that would bring water from a source outside the city walls into the city.
What is Hezekiah's Tunnel? It is the 8th century BC tunnel that King Hezekiah of Judah ordered dug to both secure Jerusalem's water supply and deny water to the Assyrian king Sennacherib's army that was about to lay siege to Jerusalem.
