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Touring Silwan in Palestinian Territory

Silwan in the region of Palestinian Territory (general) is located in Palestinian Territory - some 312 mi or ( 502 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Time in Silwan is now 12:45 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Silwan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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City of David - Jerusalem - Cidade de Davi 3.000 anos de Historia

8:07 min by cafetorah
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Jerusalem, City of David of History is a video clip make and edited by Minarts Design Company in Israel to promove it on www.cafetorah.com for oly Land lovers. Jerusalem, Cidade de Davi 3.000 anos de ..

Jerusalem: Temple Mount

2:45 min by RickSteves
Views: 9827 Rating: 4.43

Jerusalem's most important site to those of the Jewish faith, Temple Mount operates as an open-air synagogue. The Western wall of Judaism's most sacred site is actually an extension of Solomon's origi ..


Private guards in the City of David, Silwan 2/6/10

3:40 min by hagitofran
Views: 9601 Rating: 3.46

The settlement of Ir David, the City of David in Silwan, East Jerusalem, has an armed militia, of private guards, funded by the Ministry of Housing, In recent incidense in Silwan, the private guards, ..

Hezekiah's Tunnel, Gihon Springs and the Pool of Siloam.wmv

8:44 min by Galyn Wiemers
Views: 9556 Rating: 4.92

Galyn Wiemers walks you through Hezekiah's tunnel from the Gihon Springs, under the ancient city of Jerusalem, through the tunneled bedrock, through the traditional site of the Pool of Siloam, all the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Siloam

Siloam is an ancient site in Jerusalem, south of the Old City. According to the Hebrew Bible, Siloam was built around the "serpent-stone", Zoheleth, where Adonijah gave his feast in the time of Solomon. It is the site of the Pool of Siloam and the Tower of Siloam, both mentioned in the New Testament.

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Located at 31.77 35.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Ancient Israel and Judah, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, Siloam

Pool of Siloam

Pool of Siloam (Breikhat Hashiloah) is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast. The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts.

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Located at 31.77 35.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ancient sites in Jerusalem, City of David, Classical sites in Jerusalem, Hebrew Bible places, New Testament places, Reservoirs in Jerusalem, Siloam

Zion

Zion (also transliterated Sion, Tzion or Tsion) is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7 dating to c.630–540 BCE according to modern scholarship. It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem, on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was named the City of David.

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Located at 31.77 35.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Rastafari movement, Zionism

Hezekiah's Tunnel

Hezekiah's Tunnel, or the Siloam Tunnel is a tunnel that was dug underneath the City of David in Jerusalem in ancient times. Its popular name is due to the most common hypothesis of its origin, namely that it dates from the reign of Hezekiah of Judah (late 8th and early 7th century BCE) and corresponds to the waterworks mentioned in 2 Kings 20:20 in the Bible.

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Located at 31.77 35.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 8th-century BC architecture, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, City of David, History of Jerusalem, Siloam, Water tunnels

Akeldama

Aceldama or Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the followers of Jesus. The earth in this area is composed of rich clay and was formerly used by potters. For this reason the field was known as the Potter's Field. The clay had a strong red colour, which may be the origin of the modern name. More recently it was used as a burial place for non-Jews. It was used for this purpose up to the first quarter of the 19th century.

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Located at 31.77 35.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Aramaic toponyms, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, New Testament places