I was limited to my phone for pictures so I don't have very good pictures for the City of David. David conquered the city in 1000 BC from the Jebusites.
We walked through the water tunnels, the dry ones anyway. This is how we think David got into the fortress. This is a picture of the water from the Gihon. The tunnels were dug in the Bronze age before they had iron tools. They jammed wet wood into the crevices, let it dry, set it on fire and it broke the rock.
The smallest coin-the widow's mite. They found many in their excavations of the area. Some people in our group bought some.
Shiloach pool.
John 7:37: The last day of the feast was the driest time of the year. People were dying because the cistern water was bad. Everyone is hopeful for rain and Jesus asked if anyone is thirsty. He has LIVING water.
This is the exit tunnel which flows into the Shiloach pool. It is believed that Joab entered the city here to open it up to David and his army.
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