Gihon Spring

The Gihon Spring in First Century Jerusalem

The only permanent water source of the city in this period, the monumental Pool of Siloam, is clearly distinguishable in the model. It was fed by waters of the Gihon Spring diverted through Hezekiah's Tunnel, built in the 8th century BC. The intermittent spring that constituted Jerusalem's most ancient water supply, situated in the Kidron Valle...

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