A Boy in Jerusalem Found This Ancient Hebrew Note by ACCIDENT

The Siloam Inscription and the tunnel where it was found continue to inspire debate about their origins. “City of David: The Story of Ancient Jerusalem“ by Ahron Horovitz (Editor: Dr. Eyal Meiron) tells the story of the Siloam Inscription and offers some theories about its purpose. This book is the coffee table book that you can buy at the City of David. “Jerusalem: The Biography“ by Simon Sebag Montefiore has a couple of pages on the inscription. I highly recommend reading the whole book: “The Story of the Jews“ by Simon Schama includes a couple of pages on the Siloam inscription: Schama writes: “The full 180 words constitute the longest, continuous ancient classical Hebrew inscription we know of; and its subject, unlike the stone of Babylon and Assyria, Egypt or even little Moab, is not the deeds and renown of the ruler, nor the invincibility of their gods. It celebrates, rather, the triumph of reg
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