Saturday, December 30, 2017

No, the Temple did not stand over the Gihon Spring

TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Jerusalem’s Garbage. How garbage disposes of the idea that the Temple once stood over the Gihon Spring (Leen Ritmeyer).
It is interesting to read historical sources including the Bible, but if the interpretation of the text conflicts with archaeological evidence, positive or negative, the theory itself becomes garbage.
Background here.

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