We had our first 11 hour field study last Sunday. It was really cool. And there is nothing like learning how hilly this place is until you have had to walk them all first-hand. Whew!
Highlights of the day were the City of David....
Hezekiah's Tunnel! So cool. 533 meters of tunnel through stone, about shoulder width, with water about up to your knees. In a few places you have to bend down to fit through (Dr. Beyer will be glad to hear I made it through without hitting my head!). If you turn off you flashlight, you understand the true meaning of pitch black. Just look behind me in this picture!
Here we are exiting the tunnel, in a place once thought to be the pool of Siloam. The true Pool of Siloam has been found in recent years, nearby, along with a street of shops that would have run all the way up to the Temple Mount area. Very exciting!
Here is the excavation of the true Pool of Siloam.
2 comments:
Ok, I think I would freak out about what was "in" the water I was walking through!!
Karin,
Thanks so much for keeping us updated on your adventures! It's fun to see the pictures and hear about how you're doing. We leave Oct. 6th for K, so please keep us in your prayers! Maybe we'll meet somewhere along the way...in some random airport or something!
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