When jerusalem was besieged by sancherib and his assyrian army (see kings & chronicles); “this same hezekiah also stopped the upper water outlet of upper gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the city of david…” (2 chron. Nikbat hashiloaḥ), also known as hezekiah's tunnel (תעלת חזקיהו, te'alát ḥizkiyáhu), is a water tunnel that was carved within the city.
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The main wet route at the city of david is a refreshing walk through water inside hezekiah’s tunnel (the siloam tunnel). Instead of the water moving along the eastern ridge outside the city, hezekiah’s tunnel took water beneath the city, emptying it into a pool further up the tyropoeon valley—to what had been originally. The newer siloam tunnel (hebrew:
This is an ancient and unique tunnel, offering an especially exciting and fun.
Hezekiah's tunnel diverted gihon spring 's water to the pool of siloam inside jerusalem (the ancient city of david was situated downhill from the present old jerusalem) so that it supplies water to its. It is said to be one of two of the. Later, king hezekiah built a tunnel to divert the water from the gihon spring (the city’s water source) down to the pool of siloam to keep the water inside the city walls so warring armies (the assyrians). In terms of attractions, the city of david is notable for its extensive network of tunnels, particularly **hezekiah’s tunnel**, which dates back to the 8th century bce and was constructed to.
Hezekiah decided to build the tunnel to bring water into the city to relieve the siege. The city of david is an exciting ancient attraction with a vibrant visitor’s center where you can tour the site, enjoy archaeological digs, jeep rides, segway tours, and a famous water hike.
