A New Perspective on the Southern Part of Channel II in the City of David
This article suggests that the 'stream that flowed through the midst of the land' and was sealed by Hezekiah in order to withhold water from the Assyrian army (2 Chron. 32:4) can be identified as the northern part of Channel II (up to 190 m south of the Gihon). The waters of the Gihon Spri...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Israel Exploration Journal. - Israel Exploration Society and the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University. - 63(2013), 2, Seite 205-218 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2013
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Israel Exploration Journal |
| Schlagworte: | Physical sciences Applied sciences Business Social sciences Political science |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article suggests that the 'stream that flowed through the midst of the land' and was sealed by Hezekiah in order to withhold water from the Assyrian army (2 Chron. 32:4) can be identified as the northern part of Channel II (up to 190 m south of the Gihon). The waters of the Gihon Spring flowed through it down to the Kidron Valley. The stream was sealed by diverting its waters to the 'Lower Pool' (Isa. 22:9) via the southern part of Channel II, which was cut by Hezekiah for this purpose in a relatively short period of time (about a month). The article discusses the biblical and extra-biblical written sources relating to this subject. |
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| ISSN: | 00212059 |