The Gihon Spring- City of David
City of David, In 1995, when the Ir David Foundation began construction of a new visitor's center above the Gihon Spring, startled workers uncovered a wealth of archeology buried deep underground. Construction was immediately halted in favor of a massive archeological effort. To date, the excavations have unearthed the remains of a massive fortressed compound built in the Middle Bronze Period, close to 3,800 years ago, whose function was to protect a large pool that collected the diverted waters of the Gihon Spring. A secret underground tunnel led the inhabitants of Jerusalem deep into the earth to draw their water from this pool when the city was under siege.
A small shaft uncovered directly over the source of the Gihon Spring sheds light on the story of the coronation of the young King Solomon on the Gihon as his mother Bathsheba, Nathan the Prophet and the People of Israel cheered on as recorded in Kings I, 1:38
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Gihon Spring, Main Water Source for the Pool of Siloam, Canaanite Tunnel - Israel Tour
Gihon Spring feeds the Pool of Siloam, where Jesus cured a blind man with a mud mixture and then told him to wash his eyes. This place has a number of complex water supply systems constructed during the Canaanite and Israelite periods and is the site of Solomon's annointment (1 Kings 1:33-34, 39). The Canaanite tunnel is dry and the Hezekiah tunnel is wet, so be prepared to walk the tunnel with proper shoes and a torch. High recommended to visit.
Where was the TEMPLE located? (3)
The classic Temple Mount is in perfect harmony with the Biblical data, in contrast to the City of David theory (e.g.1Kings 8:2-6). Derek answers its 5 main arguments: (1) The Temple is in Zion, (2) Jesus' Prophecy (Matthew 24:1-2), (3) its Water Source (Gihon Spring?), (4) Josephus' description, and (5) the small cultic area in the City of David.
(Movie) The Gihon Spring in Jerusalem Israel Nov 2017.
The Gihon spring is one the largest springs in this area, and was the main source of water supply during ancient times. A number of complex water supply systems were constructed here during the Canaanite and Israelite periods, built in order to improve the access to the spring while preventing the enemy to reach the source.
Hezekiah's Tunnel, Gihon Springs and the Pool of Siloam.wmv
Galyn Wiemers walks you through Hezekiah's tunnel from the Gihon Springs, under the ancient city of Jerusalem, through the tunneled bedrock, through the traditional site of the Pool of Siloam, all the way to the 2004 discovery of the actual Pool of Siloam.
The Story of Hezekiah's Tunnel
2700 years ago, under threat of siege, King Hezekiah of Judah completed one of the engineering marvels of the ancient world. This 1750 foot rock cut channel travels through solid rock diverting the water from the Gihon Spring to inside the fortified city wall, preventing access to the encroaching Assyrian army. See Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered! Exhibit -
Temple Mount, Dome of Rock, Real site over Gihon Spring
My Dear, Dead Friend, the Late Super Genius Dr. Ernest Martin see his site still maintained by his Wife and David, at ASKELM.com, was very meticilious, Martin Accmulated 1,500 pages of Evidence the Temples were buildt 1000 FT South of the Dome of the Rock over the Gihon Spring, The only Natural Water source in the City of Jerusalem, Hundreds of sacrifices a day the blood would of been washed off the Alter and it would of run down into the Kidron Valley, see his Book The Temples That Jerusalem Forgot, Dome of the Rock sit in the Middle of FT Antonio, a Roman Fortress, the place where Piolet lived, This Temple must be Rebuilt be fore Christ return, They could rebuild it now, This would bring peace to the middle east
013 Gihon
The Gihon Cave & Spring is the place of Solomon's anointing as King by Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet. It is also central to the founding of the original Jerusalem / Jebus.
The City of David (Gihon Spring) - Jerusalem
The excavation may reveal the site that was once Luz or Beit El. If this is the site of Jacob's monument or matzevah, it will redefine the location of Jerusalem's third and final temple.
The Gihon Spring- City of David
From mystical traditions about Adam to biblical stories about David and Hezekiah, the Gihon Spring plays a pivotal role in Jewish history.
City of David, In 1995, when the Ir David Foundation began construction of a new visitor's center above the Gihon Spring, startled workers uncovered a wealth of archeology buried deep underground..
Where Will the Next Temple of Jerusalem Be Built? Drawing and inspiration from Doctor Ernest L. Martin ( Hypothesis The.
ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: 800 YEAR OLD CANAANITE WATER SYSTEM FOUND
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Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a startling discovery - a sophisticated water system guarded by two massive towers.
This makes researchers believe that the Canaanite city in the pre-David era was much larger and more advanced than commonly thought.
The discovery could weaken the arguments of those who say Jerusalem's history began with the Jewish conquest.
Archaeologists are re-writing the history of Jerusalem following a series of major discoveries in the east of the city.
They have found a new system of fortifications around a water tunnel which supplied the ancient city.
The Hezekiah's Tunnel was built by hand to distribute water from the Gihon Spring into the old city.
Part of the remains was discovered in the middle of the last century by British explorer Charles Warren.
The British treasure hunter, Montague Parker also explored the sight in 1909 but judging by the buckets he left behind, he didn't get very far.
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He made here a shaft but did not care to reach down to the ground so he did not find whatever we found here. You can see his bucket, the rusty buckets over there, this is what he has left us here.
SUPER CAPTION: Dr Ronny Reich, Israel Antiquities Authority
Since these attempts, experts have thought it dated from Biblical times.
But the latest revelations suggest it is much older.
The new findings date from the Canaanite period, 8-hundred years before the arrival of the Israelites.
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But the Spring Gihon was not just outside. The city was fortified since the middle Bronze Age, since 1800 B.C. Built by the Caanonites, about 800 years before the Israelites came and conquered from them the city.
SUPER CAPTION: Dr Ronny Reich, Israel Antiquities Authority
The waterway that Warren discovered is open for tourists to walk through.
Israeli archaeologists believe the latest discoveries will be open to the public as early as next year.
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The Gihon Spring in Jewish Tradition
From mystical traditions about Adam to biblical stories about David and Hezekiah, the Gihon Spring plays a pivotal role in Jewish history.
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A Video Tour to the Pool of Siloan and Hezekiah's Tunnel in Jerusalem
The Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem has a significant Christian archeological meaning. It is the Pool of Siloam in which, according to the Gospel of John, is the place where Jesus healed a blind man by putting a mud on his eyes and sending him to wash them with the water of the pool. The name Siloam is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shiloah, which means “send” or “let go.” Isn’t that interesting?
Now why is this site of the Pool of Siloam so unique?
Because if we can find archeological evidence of the location of the Pool of Siloam, we can be sure that Jesus has actually been at this site.
So where is the Pool of Siloam?
The Pool of Siloam is mentioned several times in the Bible. Isaiah 8:6 mentions the pool’s waters, while Isaiah 22:9 refers to the construction of Hezekiah’s Tunnel.
The Pool of Siloam is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast. The pool is fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring.
Until 2004, people thought that the pool at the end of Hezekiah’s Tunnel was the right location. The Byzantine empress, Eudocia (400–460 A.D), was the first to build a church there, but was destroyed when Jerusalem was captures by the Muslims. Today we can see some of the church pillars located at that pool (now called the Byzantine Pool). For years, the Byzantine Pool of Siloam was a sacred destination for Christian pilgrims from all over the world.
In the autumn of 2004, during a sewer excavation in the area, stone steps were found. The shape of these steps and the fact that there was a corner to the steps led to the assumption that these were not regular steps but part of a Second Temple-period pool. Excavations commenced and confirmed that this is the original Pool of Siloam dating back to the time of Jesus.
This archeological finding made the Pool of Siloam one of few places in Jerusalem where we can be sure that today we can actually walk on stones that Jesus has actually walked on.
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10. Esarhaddon Inscriptions
After the 2014 bombing by the ISIS in Mosul in Iraq, archaeologists soon found the remains of a palace of King Esarhaddon of Assyria. The palace was situated in a mound, a Muslim shrine built upon the tomb of Prophet Jonah. King Esarhaddon name was referenced in inscriptions in tunnels the terrorist group had dug into to sell the artifacts recovered on the antiquities market. More investigations are still carried out to discover other remains of the temple.
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9. Tel Dan Stele Inscription
An inscription found on a Stele stone translating to “House of David” is believed to date back as far as the ninth or eight century BC. This inscription was excavated at Tel Dan and sealed by a later Assyrian destruction layer dating to 722 BC. This further asserted that it was this period the inscription must have come from. The Assyrian layer seal also indicated that the inscription must be dated to that time or earlier as there was no possibility of any forceful entry by later artifacts.
8. Moabite or Mesha Stone
A missionary in Jerusalem found a stone tablet ready for sale that appeared to be from Ancient times in Israel. The stone tablets were broken into pieces by the founders so as to maximize more profit from its sale.
On the tablet, a text translated to “I am Mesha, son of Chemosh, King of Moab” was written. This stone tablet is believed to date back to ninth century BC. Scholars believed King Mesha erected the stone to commemorate his military achievements, especially his victories over the capture of cities in Israel. One of the prominent wars fought in Israel was his father’s revolt against King Jehoram of Judah, shortly after the death of King Ahab of Samaria in 850 BC.
7. The Siloam Pool
Archaeologists excavated part of a monumental pool on a ridge known as City Of David where it was believed Jesus performed the miracle of restoring sight to the blind man at the pool of Bethsaida in Mark. The excavation was done to repair a large water pipe in the Southern part of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. The veracity of the claim is still questioned as to the original purpose of the pool.
6. Babylonian Siege Tower
This tower was built to help defend Israel against the invasion of the Babylonians in 586 BC. The tower was uncovered in Jerusalem in 1970s and was 22-foot high and 12 feet thick. The base of the tower contained layer of ashes and soot which attested to the fact of Babylonia’s destruction of Israel. Excavators found five arrowheads made of iron(4) and bronze(1). The bronze arrowheads resembled the ones used by the Babylonian army in their attack against Israel while the iron was used by the Israelites army.
5. Dead Sea and Biblical Scrolls
Some shepherds stumbled upon some documents containing some Hebrew writings and fragments of biblical scrolls in a cave in 1947 on the western side of the Dead Sea. From that moment, other caves found similar documents in Hebrew writings mostly Old Testament scrolls. However, not more than one-tenth of a book was found. Most of these Hebrew texts and scrolls were translated to other meanings and produced more than a millennium later.
4. Hezekiah’s Tunnel
The Hezekiah’s tunnel was built by Hezekiah as a new water was system to compliment the Gihon spring and get the flow of water to the inner city walls particularly to the pool of siloam. It was built around the eight century BC. Gihon spring was the main water supply for Jerusalem till it was attacked during a war in which David Captured the City from the Jebisutes who were in charge then.
3. Burial cave at Ketef Hinnom
An Israeli archaeologist was excavating a cave at Ketef Hinnom, Southwest of Jerusalem and discovered an iron tomb dated to late seventh century BC. A box was buried under the empty tomb. It was a Judean tradition that when a person dies, his body will be placed on a burial bench in the tomb along with personal items such as jewelry, or any precious property. Once the body decays, the bones of the person will be placed in a box beneath the burial bench. That accounted for the empty tomb.
2. The Tablet at Gilgamesh
Also known as Epic of Gilgamesh. It’s a collection of the earliest five poems written and dated back to the time of Mesopotamia. One of poems written in the stone tablet was an account of the devastating sent by God that wiped out the entire earth. The story of the flood was one among some other twelve tablets that was excavated.
Lachish Ostracon
An archeologist named J.L Starkey in 1930s discovered an ostraca written in pink colour buried in a layer of debris, destroyed by fire. The ostraca were believed to be correspondence and lists of names sent or received under King Nebuchadnezzar in 588 BC. The Lachish was destroyed in a way with the Babylonians.
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Gihon: The River the Runs through the Bible
This is a brief introduction to a short series of sermons on the Gihon. You may have never heard of this river but, though it is rarely named, it keeps on bubbling up as you go through the Bible