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True size of Pool of Siloam discovered due to sewer blockage
Haaretz ^ | Fri., December 23, 2005 Kislev 22, 5766 | Nadav Shragai

Posted on 12/24/2005 5:21:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Reich says the area of the City of David has become the most excavated area in the country. "We are the 12th expedition to work here, and in no small way it is thanks to the contributions that flow in to the project from the Elad association. They may be disagreed with politically, but without them we would not have been able to make the dramatic discoveries of recent years here, in the place where Jerusalem began, where the story began of the Jewish people in this land."

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KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; jerusalem; kingdavid; kinghezekiah; letshavejerusalem; poolofsiloam; siloam

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1 posted on 12/24/2005 5:21:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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A stone tablet could be a relic of King Solomon's temple--or a clever forgery
US News and World Report (Online) | Science & Technology 5/5/03 | By Betsy Carpenter
Posted on 04/29/2003 6:54:23 PM PDT by vannrox
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King David's Palace Is Found, Archaeologist Says
New York Times | August 5, 2005 | STEVEN ERLANGER
Posted on 08/05/2005 11:51:57 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem
BiblePlaces.com | Today | Text and photos by Todd Bolen
Posted on 08/08/2005 6:29:42 PM PDT by dila813
Edited on 08/10/2005 1:21:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN ISRAEL PERTAIN TO KING DAVID, JESUS
travelvideo.tv | August 17, 05
Posted on 08/20/2005 6:09:30 PM PDT by gscc
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Is This The Palace of King David ? Archeologists Debate New Discovery
Haaretz.com | 9/8/2005 | Ran Shapira
Posted on 09/09/2005 12:19:46 PM PDT by SirLinksalot
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Biblical palace found (?) near Old City (King David's Palace)
Ynetnews | 10/14/05 | David Hazony
Posted on 10/15/2005 4:51:06 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Raiders of the Lost Pool [of Siloam] New finds bolster the historicity of John's Gospel
Christianity Today | 10/26/05 | Gordon Govier
Posted on 10/27/2005 7:10:00 AM PDT by ZGuy
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Raiders Of The Lost Pool (New finds bolster the historicity of John's gospel)
Christianity Today | 10-26-2005 | Gordon Govier
Posted on 10/27/2005 5:26:15 PM PDT by blam
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2 posted on 12/24/2005 5:22:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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3 posted on 12/24/2005 5:23:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: Berosus

Merry Christmas!


4 posted on 12/24/2005 5:23:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv

Cool findings! Merry Christmas BumP


5 posted on 12/24/2005 6:34:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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