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Byzantine building over the source of Ain Rogel. According to tradition, this was the place of King Solomon's coronation.
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Byzantine building over the source of Ain Rogel. According to tradition,...

The tunnel of Siloam brings water from the spring of Gihon to the Pool of Siloam inside the city of Jerusalem, constructed under King Hezekiah, 700 BCE, to insure the water supply of the city during a siege.
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The tunnel of Siloam brings water from the spring of Gihon to the Pool of Sil...

Entrance to the Tunnel of Siloam, which brings water from the spring of Gihon to the Pool of Siloam built under King Hezekiah (716-687 BCE), to insure Jerusalem's water supply when under siege.
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Entrance to the Tunnel of Siloam, which brings water from the spring of Gihon...

Rock-cut tombs of the Beni Hezir priestly family(left), and the so-called tomb of Zacharia,which seems to be part of the Beni-Hezir complex. Kidron Valley,Jerusalem.
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Rock-cut tombs of the Beni Hezir priestly family(left), and the so-called tomb o...

Pool of Siloam, a water reservoir constructed under King Hezekiah (716-687 BCE), to ensure Jerusalem's water supply under a siege.
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Pool of Siloam, a water reservoir constructed under King Hezekiah (716-687 B...

Drain at the foot of the Ophel Hill. Water coming from the spring of Gihon flows through the tunnel of Siloam to the Pool of Siloam.
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Drain at the foot of the Ophel Hill. Water coming from the sp...

The Pool of Siloam (upper pool), a water reservoir in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, constructed under King Hezekiah (716-687), to insure Jerusalem's water supply under siege.
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The Pool of Siloam (upper pool), a water reservoir in the Kidron Valley, J...

South-east corner of the wall around the Temple Mount of Jerusalem. Jesus was tempted here by the devil.
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South-east corner of the wall around the Temple Mount of Jeru...

Pinnacle of the Temple on the south-east corner of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (vision of temptation, Matth. 4,5). Massive 7 m blocks of stone of the time of Herod the Great (37-4 BCE)
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Pinnacle of the Temple on the south-east corner of the Temple Mou...

Garden of Gethsemane on the western border of the Kidron Valley. Here the Apostles fell to sleep. There are still some very ancient olive trees. Background: eastern wall of the Temple Mount,
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Garden of Gethsemane on the western border of the Kidron Valley. Here the...

Saint Stephen's Gate at the east wall of Jerusalem named after the place where Saint Stephen was stoned. Israel
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Saint Stephen's Gate at the east wall of Jerusalem named after the place wh...

Three arches of the Golden Gate at the south wall of the Temple District of Jerusalem. They are walled-up and are supposed to open only upon the arrival of the Messiah.
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Three arches of the Golden Gate at the south wall of the Temple District of J...