Ancient Aqueduct from Second Temple Period Uncovered in Jerusalem
Perhaps Jesus drank from this aqueduct when He was in Jerusalem?
(Israel)—The Israel Antiquities Authority announced this week that an ancient aqueduct that served as the principal water supply to the Sultan's Pool outside the Old City of Jerusalem has been uncovered during a recent archeological excavation.
As reported in The Jerusalem Post, the aqueduct was repeatedly used and repaired for about two thousand years, dating back to the Second Temple period, to supply the many pilgrims who flocked to Jerusalem with drinking water. (Photo: BibleWalks.com)
According to the report, the recent excavation focused on a section of the previously uncovered "low level" aqueduct, one of two ancient water conduits that originated in the Hebron Highlands and Solomon's Pools and terminated in Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
Dr. Ron Beeri, director of the excavation at the site was quoted as saying that the location of the aqueduct was "extremely successful and efficient," noting that his team had uncovered aqueducts dating from four different periods at the site, ranging from the Byzantine to the Ottoman.
The low-level aqueduct will reportedly be incorporated in the planned Montefiore Museum to be built by the Jerusalem Foundation at the site.
