““And he-Hezekiah-stopped up the source of the waters of the upper Gihon, and he led them straight down on the west to the City of David (2 Chronicles 32:30)” The “Gihon Spring” tunnels, mentioned ...

Radioisotope dating has confirmed that an underground tunnel bringing water into Jerusalem was built around 700 BC, confirming the biblical story that it was constructed by King Hezekiah to provide ...

A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought? A study by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Weizmann Institute of Science found that a climatic ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient dam in Jerusalem's City of David, not far from the body of water where Jesus famously healed a blind man. Officials noted in an Aug. 30 release that the wall ...

Radioisotope dating has confirmed that an underground tunnel bringing water into the city of Jerusalem was built around 700 B.C., confirming the biblical story that it was constructed by King Hezekiah ...

We are excited to take you on an unforgettable journey from the City of David down the ancient water system to the Gihon Spring. With many exciting stops, Doron and Tamara take us on a tour of the ...

Gihon Spring, just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem, was crucial to the survival of its inhabitants, and archaeologists had uncovered the remains of a massive stone tower built to guard ...

(Israel21c) When King David captured Jerusalem from the Canaanites in approximately 1000 BCE, it was a small city situated on a ridge, known today as Mount Zion. Recently, I stood with a group ...

JERUSALEM - Mysterious stone carvings made thousands of years ago and recently uncovered in an excavation underneath Jerusalem have archaeologists stumped. Israeli diggers who uncovered a complex of ...

Archaeologists have found an ancient water reservoir in Jerusalem that may have been used by pilgrims coming to the Temple Mount, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced. The IAA said the ...