City of David In-depth Tour! Gihon Spring, Pool of Siloam, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Pilgrim's Road
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- See a complete overview and in-depth tour of the City of David. No stone is left unturned. Learn about the history, places of interest, key events from the Bible that happened here, and a faith lesson about how it all applies to our lives today.
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Location
1. The City of David is located just south of the Temple Mount on a plateau ridge.
2. It’s where all the history of Jerusalem began.
3. It is strategically located with the Kidron Valley to the east and the Hinnom Valley to the south. These valleys provide it with natural protection.
Psalms 125:2: As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.
4. It has been the most excavated site in Israel over the past 150 years.
Historical Background
1. It was 3,000 years ago that King David made the City of David, also known as Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.
2. Before David, it was Abraham who would traverse here when he met with the King of Salem (Jerusalem).
3. Later, Abraham would be willing to offer his son, Isaac, to the Lord on Mt. Moriah, which is just above the City of David.
4. The City of David had an amazing source of fresh water known as the Gihon Spring.
5. The City of David is also referred to as Zion in Scripture.
Places of Interest
1. Theater with an excellent movie showing the history of the City of David.
2. Bet Hatsofeh Lookout - Great place to see a panoramic view of the City of David and the sites around it.
3. Palace of King David.
4. Stepped Stone Retaining Wall
5. Walls Nehemiah repaired.
6. Hasmonean Tower
7. House of Ahiel (four-room house)
8. Burnt room - Evidence of a room that was burnt during the Babylonian destruction in 586 BC.
9. Recent discoveries unearthed two Bullae (clay seals) dating to the beginning of the 6th Century BC, bearing the names "Gedaliah Ben Pashur" and "Yehuchal Ben Shelemayahu." Both officials are named in the Bible (Jeremiah 38:1).
10. Jeremiah's Dungeon. Jeremiah 38:6: So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
11. Gihon Spring
Jerusalem’s main water source
King Solomon was anointed here along with many other kings
King Hezekiah diverted the water down to the Pool of Siloam
12. Hezekiah’s Water tunnel
13. Canaanite Tunnel
14. Warren Shaft System
15. Melchizedek's Temple
16. Ancient 3,000-year-old walls.
17. Tomb of King David
18. Pool of Siloam - Siloam means “safe”
Herod the Great enlarged the Pool of Siloam to make it a massive Mikveh
A blind man was healed here by Christ
19. Pilgrim's road leading up to the temple from the Pool of Siloam called the Herodian Street. It was used by countless Jews to ascend to the temple. There is no doubt Jesus walked this road as well.
20. There was a cannel tunnel under the Herodian Street that was used for waste purposes. In this tunnel, thousands of Jews were slaughtered by the Romans in 70 AD as they tried to escape the city.
21. In this same tunnel, a rare gold bell that was sewn onto priest’s garments, an ancient silver shekel which was used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, and a Roman sword with its leather sheath still partly intact have been recently discovered.
22. Excavations in Givati parking lot in the City of David.
City of David in the Bible
1. Before King David conquered this site, it was known as the city of Jebus (1 Chronicles 11:3-5).
2. David built houses for himself and prepared a place for the Ark of the Covenant in the City of David (1 Chronicles 15:1).
3. David brought the Ark of the Covenant to the City of David (2 Samuel 6:12).
4. David strongly desired to build a house for the Lord, but God said no because of all the bloodshed he had shed in battle. However, he made all the plans and prepared much of the materials his son, Solomon would use to build the House of the Lord (1 Chronicles 22:5).
5. From David’s palace rooftop he saw Bathsheba bathing and committed a serious sin (2 Samuel 11:2).
6. David died and was buried in the City of David (1 Kings 2:10).
7. King Solomon was anointed as king at the Gihon Spring (1 Kings 1:45).
8. After David built his palace and much of the city of David, his son, Solomon, built the temple just north of the City of David (1 Kings 6:1).
9. The people would go up from the City of David to the temple to worship God using the Pilgrim's Road (Isaiah 2:3).
10. Later, King Hezekiah built a tunnel to divert the water from the Gihon Spring (the city’s water source) down to the Pool of Siloam to keep the water inside the city walls so warring armies (the Assyrians) couldn’t cut off the water to the city (2 Chronicles 32:30).
As an israeli this was very informative and interesting. Thank you!
Pastor Todd,
You do an awesome job bringing the bible to life. Thank you so much for your ministry.
God Bless You
Thanks GOD for the opportunity to visit City of David... JESUS Reigns 7x
You are welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.
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I'm a Catholic,and I've never learnt as much about the word of God and the history of faith as I have watching these videos,pastor Todd is a wonderful orator he brings the Bible alive and makes you feel as if you are present at the great biblical events,the scenery is beautiful, I can't stop watching,I'm going to be recommending people watch these videos, they truly uplift your spirit,thank you so much.
Thanks for your very kind and encouraging words. They mean a great deal to us. We're blessed God is using these videos in your life and they are helpful.
Hello Bridget. The Holy land is amazing🤗. I was very blessed able to go in 2019. You will love it.
I read what you wrote and couldn't help from leaving your message. I was born into and raised Roman Catholic, A devout one at that. My mother worked at the church. I loved the priest, I thought he was a cool . We shot guns together In the early seventies. For a young boy that was a big deal back then... Through Bible studies and reading God's word several Things weren't adding up. Out of love and humility I would like to ask you to really study Ephesians 2:8-9 also Acts.17:30. Also What it means when the temple veil was ripped from top to bottom. Compare that to Paragraph 20:68 of the R.C.C. Roman Catholic Church. To go deeper, I highly recommend for you to Google: (Roman Catholicism CARM.org). What you will find is several articles well documented information Contemplate the magnitude of what's being said, then go back and check everything you read against scripture. May God-bless you and give you a strong desire To understand the magnitude of God's FREE GIFT . Thank you for taking the time to read this. God-bless. If you'd like to ask me direct questions please feel free. I didn't want to say too much, just enough.🙏
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Come to Christ and end those evil religions
Please come out of the Church of Rome. I'm an ex-catholic. It is not the "One True Church" as they claim, it is one of many "orthodox" churches, the western, Latin orthodox church, but it built up many false doctrines over the ages. Just google something like "Testimonies of ex-Catholics". You'll find quite a few good videos by ex-priests and otehr ex-catholics who can give you good reasons not to remain a Roman Catholic.
I’m so blessed to have this channel it’s like a church every day. Thank you Pastor God bless.
Thank you so much for your gentle and beautiful explanation, shalom to you ♥️
May God richly Bless you too Pastor, thank you so much for once again bringing the Bible to life!🙏🙏❤️❤️👍
This was one of the best presentations of The City Of David I've ever watched. Accurate disriptions and maps showing each place in relation to another. Thank you.
This channel is truly a Blessing. Thank you so much for this God Bless you Brother!
You are very welcome. Thanks for your support. God bless, brother.
I absolutely love your videos they bring the bible to life and have strengthened my faith!!! Thank you so much you are truly a blessing from God. I show your videos to my family and friends who are not yet born again
Wow, thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting. You are a great encouragement for us to keep pressing on and producing videos.
So So Good to see you again... ...You bring Salt & Light TY:)!
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Shalom Sir. Watching from Philippines.
Thanks for watching and commenting from the Philippines. God bless.
I would love to take a trip there and see all this first-hand it would be amazing thank you for another great video
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless. We offer tour trips to Israel if you'd like to take a look at our upcoming trip: www.holylandsite.com/
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Thank you and God bless, from Sri Lanka
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All of your videos are such a blessing to this world for us that will never be able to see this in person! God bless you!
So kind of you. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Your channel truly is a blessing.
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My Wife sent me this link earlier in the day
Just decided to clink on it ; without question it is a moving message and to actually see it ; I had to pause it and pray I was that moved by this video. Well done. 👍
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Your encouraging words mean a great deal to us. God bless.
Thanks for this video on city of David, Jerusalem, mount of olives
Glad you enjoyed it
Blessed day ahead pastor im always watching your biblical vedio im bless always for watching God is with us always 💝💝💝
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Amazing and thank you so mich for sharing the truth of the Bible 🙌🙌🙌❤❤🌏🙏🙏
Love your videos, Cannot wait to watch!!! Hezekiah's tunnel is one of the greatest proofs of Biblical archaeology, or history, If you will! I think.
Thanks for sharing! God bless.
Thank you so much
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As usual, your thoughts and understandings are precious, informative and beautiful!
Thank you kindly!
Blessings to you and for your ministry. What a treasure of information about our God.❤
I always love when a new video is posted to this channel…..extremely informative!!!! I love the faith lessons. Thank You Pastor🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Another informative video. Even though I went to Israel in 2005, so much has been found since then it's good to stay up to date and to strengthen ones faith. Thanks and God bless.
Thanks for sharing!
I NEVER get tired of hearing about King David, , The City of Jerusalem, The Gihon Spring @ King Hezekiah. Thank You for a clear @ very interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.
Thank you for another excellent production full of enhanced understanding, perspectives & etc. Please keep-up the good work, Pastor!
Thanks, will do! God bless.
No it's false...the temple Mount is not and cannot be the.locatuon of the temple...the western wall is Fort Antonia
He's Wrong !! Read scripture
I really am committed to your work, computer animations and insights
Thank you so much. Your support means a great deal to us. God bless.
Another great video from your channel! Rich with information and bible context. Thank you as always 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting! We're blessed you find our videos helpful. Praise the Lord.
Outstanding videos to help you to get the next level into Biblical principles. Thank you so much Pastor for your Amazing service towards God's Kingdom.
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Thank you for traveling, teaching and sharing your videos. I always enjoy these. God bless you all.
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I enjoyed this video very much. I bought a movie called David and it's almost exactly like you described what happened in the Bible. I learned so much from your videos. My goal is to watch every one of them. You're very kind to upload all the videos and the pictures and the way you mark with arrows specific areas. You make it easy for me to understand. I feel like I'm there
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks a million dear pastor. I was really waiting for your wonderful posts. I really missed them. GOD bless you pastor.
You are very welcome. It takes a lot of time and research to produce a longer video like this. We are so blessed that you find our videos useful. God bless.
A perfectly exected video. Narator speaking clearly at an easy pace, all said and shown perfectly relevant and accurate as understood from many other sources. I am subscribing. Gratitude is in order.
Wheeeww your videos keep me amazed! Splendid! Remarkable! I am enlightened how blessed to touch the HOLY land.. wish to have a chance to go there!
Wow, thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.
Excellent explanation. Pastor God bless you abundantly
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Thank you for the good presentation and and good teaching 🎉
It is really amazing and unbelievable
Thank you brother Fink! Your videos are always inspiring and breath taking, thank you for being a faithful servant, I'll keep praying for you, your family and your ministry. These days are full of false teachers, thank you for being loyal to our God. Maranatha brother!
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Excellent vlog, thank you Dr. Todd!
Glad it was helpful! God bless.
These videos are so rich with Biblical history and factual information. It has allowed me to put many facts and places I have learned about all my life, together. Thank you so much for these ministries!
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Awesome! Love the history lessons!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks pastor these bring me a little peace in troubled times.
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Thanks for this great historical video.
It is indeed very enlightening.
God Bless.
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So good to see another insightful video. Thank you so much! Looking forward to a lot more.
More to come! Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.
Thank you so much Pastor Todd ❤
I love this channel..immediately watch when they pop up on my UA-cam. Thank you for such great explanation of that region.
So nice of you for sharing. Thanks for watching. God bless.
👍Wow ! The Salem/Melchizadek find is an amazing archeological surprise. Thank you👍
Your Samson video is one ☝🏽 of my all time favorites
Thank you so much. Glad you like it. God bless.
This is really my favourite Channel!
Thanks for your nice Videos,
it is very enlightening,
I am going to share with my friends.
Gihon Spring Park
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I love watching your videos. May GOD Bless you and your team!!!
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Pastor I'm really Blessed to watched your videos. God Bless you and your Team.
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This is so powerful.... I ve learned so much. Can't wait to get my chance to visit Israel....
Thanks for sharing. I hope you'll be able to visit Israel soon. We offer trips there if you would like to take a look: www.holylandsite.com/holy-land-trips-israel
@@HolyLandSite will check it out,Sir.
First I will thank our God even though I can't visit by different suction but I was following morthan 3 year I'm impressed I was get enough anderstanding abut the holly city Jerusalem thanks Dr
Learning a lot from your teaching.Thank you and God bless.
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Thank you very much, Pastor.
Thank you for this channel
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yes! thanks for sharing Pastor
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May God Almighty richly abundantly bless
Thank you pastor for sharing this video im so bless God bless pastor ten your love ones 💝🙏
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It is interesting to note, that ‘Zion’ is the letter ‘ Zyin’ in the Hebrew Alphabet, which means ‘Weapon’. All of the 22 Hebrew letters have meanings, making each word they spell even MORE significant, also by this fact, making any PHONETICALLY spelled words like in the modern Hebrew language confused in their meanings as a result.Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua.
God bless the Sabbath day Saturday Amen
One day I'll see that place 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I hope you will be able to see it soon.
I love this channel, and the work. Been following along for some time now. I have just seen information that Jerusalem/City Of David is really the ancient location in south Israel. The location of the presentation is located in North Israel/Amorite Jerusalem.
This is very helpful! I've been wondering what the recent developments about the City of David signify.
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The best.
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Truly beautiful
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I love these so much, but I wish you wouldn't have multiple ads, let alone even one ad, especially during something that has to do with the word of God. The ads really ruin the beautiful flow, music & detracts from the video's beauty.
Sorry! Thanks for watching and sharing.
youtube puts the ads in there and you can't even cash in on the monetization till after you get so many views or subscribers. Its hard to put up a private site for this because of cost and hard to find. I recommend you pay youtube for ad free service, that's what I do.
@Mark Seymour its a free world. Anyone that puts up a youtube video has no choice about the ads btw and if they put their videos on some other platform they might never be found. Its not pastor Fink's fault.
@@allenfsanchez9572 The only thing that is not 100% correct about that, that he has no choice, is that he chooses to have his channel monetized. There is an option to not have a channel monetized. And then there would be no ads. I have several friends who run Bible Believing UA-cam channels & they refuse to have their channel monetized bc the material they put out has to do with the word of God. And they would never monetize something to do with the Bible. But this pastor can do what he wants with his channel. I would never pay UA-cam either btw.
@@ashleydeshields887 That's what I thought because that's how it was in the past when I had my own youtube channel but now the rules are different, now you must allow youtube to post ads, I suppose because they are providing the platform for free and monetization comes much later and has all kinds of conditions. They can demonetize you and still run ads now and you don't get monetized right away. Rules are different now, don't believe me, start a new youtube channel and when you try to upload a video it will give you all the new rules.
very very good thank you
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Pastor which Church are you belong to?
I thank God to give us life.
Good God bless you all amen.
I first belong to Christ and His word but go to a Calvary Chapel Church.
@@HolyLandSite thanks this missionary is so great.
Glory Glory Glory Glory to God
Solomn temple located in city of david thats fine,, then where is d David's palace located???
Both are you can see the rest of his palace ruins in the city of david
The priests bell and those 2 temp locations of the ark🔥🔥🔥
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Great we appreciate
@The city of the King, Paslms 122:6.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they
will prosper that love you. God bless!!!
Alléluia pasteur merci
The hypnotic muzik is more than unpleasant. So what happens after the millenial reign?
I love you Jesus Christ ❤️ Almighty God 🙌🏼 King 👑
Very nice video. My only quibble is that you needn't have shown the tour groupl sitting against a wall so many times. Those seconds could have been used showing other angles of the City of David, or aerial views of Jerusalem, or artists' renderings of buildings, etc. You also didn't mention when the Tomb of David was probably looted.
Love your videos. The music was a little monotonous. Maybe you could change it up!
I really wanted to know what book the people are using in this video.
Structure area is the temple mount
I believe in God.❤❤❤
Where the temple was built is very clear in the Bible, on Mt. Moriah not the city of David. I don't know why there are disagreements about this, people are saying God is a liar.
I still think the temple was in the Ophel, below fort Antonia which is the so called 'temple mount' and above the city of David, there is a part where there is a creek that was filled up, bible talks about that Jerusalem being a city built unto itself.
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Can you please tell me if the people studying with you is a bible they have and if so what one? Lyn New Zealand
Pastor, Thank you so much, enjoyed your videos, keep up the good work. But the ark of covenent was moved by david from Kiriath Jearim/kiriath Arba. You meant Kiriath Jearim, when you said Gibeon right? The temple built by Moses ended up on the hills of Gibeon but the ark of covenent took a different route. From Shilo to the war, then captured by philistines, stayed there around 7 mounthes, Ashdod, Gath, Ekron If I am not wrong, then Bet-shemesh, ended up in Kireath Jearim, at the hill house of Abinadab, stayed there for more than 20yrs. Davids first attempt didnt go well, the arc of covenent had to stay at the house of Obed-Edom. God blessed Obed-Edom then David came back and moved the arc of Covenent to Jerusalem. Again, Thank you so much.
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No "fresh running water" necessary for sacrificial practices on the temple mount. Only the City of David location provides that. Even historian,Josephus talks of this.
Mount Moriah is in the city of David.. that's why people say the temple was in the city of David
The Jerusalem that is above is free. And Jesus the Great High Priest reigns in Heaven, interceding for His people from the Greater more perfect sanctuary. We have been granted access to the Holiest of holies through the One True sacrifice of Himself. Amen and amen!
Alléluia 💙
Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) Bethlehem is the city of David, which is a suburb approximately five miles from Jerusalem.
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My father is still at work he never stopped yet Just like the Bible says he will rest on the 7th day = 7000th year/ during the 1000 years reign of our lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!!
Thanks for sharing.
@@HolyLandSite Please warn the people of Israel right now to flee to the wilderness and if they have the means to flee into Babylon aka the United States Asap because meny will be delivered here in the United States, Like I told you before The black race and the white race both are God's chosen people Isreal that been in captivity for the last 400 years, Please the people or Israel need to flee out of Israel into the United States, My father is taking notes and will hold you accountable for their blood if you refuse to mention this knowledge im speaking to you today, I have scripture and evidence to prove and back up all my claims, Grace and peace be unto you O Israel Amend your lives for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Matthew 4:17
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD , and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. In that day, saith the LORD , will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; and I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. But they know not the thoughts of the LORD , neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD , and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
Micah 4:1-13 KJV
bible.com/bible/1/mic.4.1-13.KJV
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