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actually in 2 kings 20 v 20 it is recorded that he made the tunnel, so to say that it isnt recorded directly in the bible isnt exactly accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.177.115.119 ( talk) 06:12, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
The coordinates puts this location in East Jerusalem, which is not internationally recognized as part of Israel: [1], it is therefor pov to have this cat and claim that its in Israel as User:Tentontunic did here: [2]. -- Supreme Deliciousness ( talk) 18:06, 17 March 2011 (UTC) Unfortunately for that viewpoint, it was clearly in Israel when it was constructed. (----)
Given that there is quite a bit of dispute over whether this tunnel is Hezekiah's, I propose to move it to the generic name Siloam tunnel, which at the moment is not even a redirect. The most recently published archaeological excavations (Reich 2011, now cited) put the date earlier than Hezekiah. I also looked at the paper of Frumkin cited for the sentence "The tunnel has been securely dated both by the written inscription found on its wall (Siloam Inscription), and by dating organic matter contained in the original plastering." and found that it does not support this date to the exclusion of others. What it says is "The U-Th age of a speleothem, deposited within ST is 317±18 yr BCE; younger ages were obtained for other speleothems in similar locations within ST." (i.e. too young by 4-5 centuries, which can be explained but doesn't distinguish 700 BCE from 800 BCE). It also says "The calibrated carbon 14 age of organic materials in AP is 822–796 BCE for a piece of wood, and two ranges of 790–760 and 690–540 BCE for a short-lived plant." The first date is spot on for Reich's new dating, and none of the three date ranges match Hezekiah's reign (maybe 715–686 BCE). Also the inscription includes no date and can only be dated roughly. So some rewriting of the text to be less positive is in order. Zero talk 13:20, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
I have brought a selection of major scholarly sources to the article. ALL of these use the name "Siloam Tunnel". If anyone disagrees with the move, please could they bring WP:RS that support primary use of "Hezekiah's Tunnel"? I have not be able to find any. Oncenawhile ( talk) 23:17, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
It says in the first sentence of the article: "before 701 BC during the reign of Hezekiah, in Israel." But Israel came into existence in 1948, and Israel didn't exist in 701 BC. It also says in these sources: that he was the King of Judah, not Israel: [3] [4].-- Supreme Deliciousness ( talk) 22:50, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
I added this category, not realising that it has been added and removed several times before. It seems to be a bit precious and political to exclude it. But perhaps the best way forward would be to have an RfC on the matter. St Anselm ( talk) 19:33, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should this page be included in Category:Tunnels in Israel? 19:43, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Is mediation still desired? Soxwon ( talk) 05:39, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Zeero, the 7th-9th century origin is not supported by any academic book. Eli Shukron recent proposal is that the tunnel may date few decades earlier than it was estimated. This is mentioned bellow. However, this thesis is not yet backed by historians, while I do not find any evidence or assumption that it may originate from 9th/7th century as you claimed. Therefore please provide source for such claim or I will restore the lead in accordance with the sources provided.-- Tritomex ( talk) 08:18, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
The article currently states "the city walls, if high enough to be defensible, must necessarily leave the Gihon spring outside, thus leaving the city without a fresh water supply in case of siege." However, many cities of the period built defensible walls on low or flat land. And in fact, according to a tour guide at the City of David I spoke to earlier this week, the path to the spring was enclosed by city walls prior to the construction of Warren's shaft. This was a 2005 discovery. There was a big ancient tower over the spring itself, and a pair of parallel walls leading up to the main city fortifications. After construction of Warren's shaft, the walls around the path were left to crumble, while the tower was maintained.-- 84.228.252.23 ( talk) 03:45, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
I propose to merge Siloam inscription into this article. All WP:RS treat the two topics together, and there is a very significant amount of overlap between the two articles. Oncenawhile ( talk) 09:35, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
When I look at the tunnel on Google Maps, I see two watercourses, both of which start at Gihon spring and end at the pool of Siloam. The longer, curvier watercourse is called the Tunnel of Hezekiah. The shorter, straighter one is called the Tunnel of Siloam. Does anyone know what is being represented there? Why is this distinction made on Google Maps but not on Wikipedia? Thanks. Rwflammang ( talk) 00:38, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
A summary inscription has been discovered in the tunnel, in an area previously thought to be blank, which contains a list of Hezekiah's deeds, including making "the pool and the conduit", giving the date as " the seventeenth year, in the second (day), in the fourth (month), of king Hezekiah" [709 BCE].
Proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on rock inscriptions - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com) Auric talk 19:24, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
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actually in 2 kings 20 v 20 it is recorded that he made the tunnel, so to say that it isnt recorded directly in the bible isnt exactly accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.177.115.119 ( talk) 06:12, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
The coordinates puts this location in East Jerusalem, which is not internationally recognized as part of Israel: [1], it is therefor pov to have this cat and claim that its in Israel as User:Tentontunic did here: [2]. -- Supreme Deliciousness ( talk) 18:06, 17 March 2011 (UTC) Unfortunately for that viewpoint, it was clearly in Israel when it was constructed. (----)
Given that there is quite a bit of dispute over whether this tunnel is Hezekiah's, I propose to move it to the generic name Siloam tunnel, which at the moment is not even a redirect. The most recently published archaeological excavations (Reich 2011, now cited) put the date earlier than Hezekiah. I also looked at the paper of Frumkin cited for the sentence "The tunnel has been securely dated both by the written inscription found on its wall (Siloam Inscription), and by dating organic matter contained in the original plastering." and found that it does not support this date to the exclusion of others. What it says is "The U-Th age of a speleothem, deposited within ST is 317±18 yr BCE; younger ages were obtained for other speleothems in similar locations within ST." (i.e. too young by 4-5 centuries, which can be explained but doesn't distinguish 700 BCE from 800 BCE). It also says "The calibrated carbon 14 age of organic materials in AP is 822–796 BCE for a piece of wood, and two ranges of 790–760 and 690–540 BCE for a short-lived plant." The first date is spot on for Reich's new dating, and none of the three date ranges match Hezekiah's reign (maybe 715–686 BCE). Also the inscription includes no date and can only be dated roughly. So some rewriting of the text to be less positive is in order. Zero talk 13:20, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
I have brought a selection of major scholarly sources to the article. ALL of these use the name "Siloam Tunnel". If anyone disagrees with the move, please could they bring WP:RS that support primary use of "Hezekiah's Tunnel"? I have not be able to find any. Oncenawhile ( talk) 23:17, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
It says in the first sentence of the article: "before 701 BC during the reign of Hezekiah, in Israel." But Israel came into existence in 1948, and Israel didn't exist in 701 BC. It also says in these sources: that he was the King of Judah, not Israel: [3] [4].-- Supreme Deliciousness ( talk) 22:50, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
I added this category, not realising that it has been added and removed several times before. It seems to be a bit precious and political to exclude it. But perhaps the best way forward would be to have an RfC on the matter. St Anselm ( talk) 19:33, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should this page be included in Category:Tunnels in Israel? 19:43, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Is mediation still desired? Soxwon ( talk) 05:39, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Zeero, the 7th-9th century origin is not supported by any academic book. Eli Shukron recent proposal is that the tunnel may date few decades earlier than it was estimated. This is mentioned bellow. However, this thesis is not yet backed by historians, while I do not find any evidence or assumption that it may originate from 9th/7th century as you claimed. Therefore please provide source for such claim or I will restore the lead in accordance with the sources provided.-- Tritomex ( talk) 08:18, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
The article currently states "the city walls, if high enough to be defensible, must necessarily leave the Gihon spring outside, thus leaving the city without a fresh water supply in case of siege." However, many cities of the period built defensible walls on low or flat land. And in fact, according to a tour guide at the City of David I spoke to earlier this week, the path to the spring was enclosed by city walls prior to the construction of Warren's shaft. This was a 2005 discovery. There was a big ancient tower over the spring itself, and a pair of parallel walls leading up to the main city fortifications. After construction of Warren's shaft, the walls around the path were left to crumble, while the tower was maintained.-- 84.228.252.23 ( talk) 03:45, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
I propose to merge Siloam inscription into this article. All WP:RS treat the two topics together, and there is a very significant amount of overlap between the two articles. Oncenawhile ( talk) 09:35, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
When I look at the tunnel on Google Maps, I see two watercourses, both of which start at Gihon spring and end at the pool of Siloam. The longer, curvier watercourse is called the Tunnel of Hezekiah. The shorter, straighter one is called the Tunnel of Siloam. Does anyone know what is being represented there? Why is this distinction made on Google Maps but not on Wikipedia? Thanks. Rwflammang ( talk) 00:38, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
A summary inscription has been discovered in the tunnel, in an area previously thought to be blank, which contains a list of Hezekiah's deeds, including making "the pool and the conduit", giving the date as " the seventeenth year, in the second (day), in the fourth (month), of king Hezekiah" [709 BCE].
Proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on rock inscriptions - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com) Auric talk 19:24, 17 December 2022 (UTC)