Hezekiah's Tunnel (Siloam Tunnel)
Major
Description
A 533-meter underground water tunnel carved through solid rock beneath Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah, diverting the Gihon Spring inside the city walls.
Biblical Significance
Directly confirms the account in 2 Kings 20:20 and 2 Chronicles 32:30 of Hezekiah's water engineering project to prepare Jerusalem for the Assyrian siege.