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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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Jerusalem's only permanent source of water flowed outside the city walls, and could not be accessed if the city was under siege.
To maintain supplies to Jerusalem, King Hezekiah launched an extraordinary project, for a tunnel that would bring water to reservoirs situated inside the ramparts.
And the tunnel goes from here for over 500 metres, cut from both sides, they met in the middle, all in the rock.
[Ronny Reich, University of Haifa] This is really an engineering achievement because two groups which were cutting in a tunnel which is not straight,
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