{"id":4674,"date":"2019-03-14T08:14:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/?page_id=4674"},"modified":"2019-03-14T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:59:51","slug":"the-gihon-spring-and-hezekiahs-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/the-gihon-spring-and-hezekiahs-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GIHON SPRING And Hezekiah\u2019s Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The pool of Siloam and the entrance to Hezekiah\u2019s Tunnel.<\/p><\/div>\n

Rising in the Kidron Valley, the Gihon Spring<\/strong> was Jerusalem\u2019s only water source throughout its long history. The second book of Samuel 5, tells how David infiltrated men through the Jesubite\u2019s water shaft as he moved to conquer the city.<\/p>\n

Centuries later in 701 BC, King Hezekiah faced the approach of the invading Assyrian army as described in the Old Testament books<\/a> of 2 Kings 18 and 2 Chronicles 32.<\/p>\n

Fearful of the coming siege, he set two gangs of men to excavate an underground tunnel from the spring to within the safety of the walls. Working non-stop day and night, incredibly the two groups met precisely – meters under the earth. Having secured Jerusalem\u2019s water supply, Hezekiah\u2019s Tunnel<\/strong> allowed the city to outlast the Assyrian siege. Till today experts are baffled by this feat of ancient engineering, and visitors can walk the length of this underground tunnel that stretches from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam.<\/p>\n

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