Teich von Siloah

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem, he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him. They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
2 Chronicles 32:2‭-‬4‭ NIV

It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook.
2 Chronicles 32:30 NIV

Hezekiah built the tunnel prior to 701 BC in order to secure a water supply for Jerusalem prior to the Assyrian siege. A stone was discovered during the archeological excavation of the tunnel that describes that it was dug from both sides. It was an engineering marvel in its day.

At the beginning of the tunnel is the Canaanite Pool where Nathan anointed Solomon to succeed David as king. Czytaj więcej