Pondering Things Biblical: Returning from Israel with Jerusalem and Capernaum still on the mind. . . (Weekly Standard) - by Terry Eastland
Mr. Eastland discusses his recent trip to Israel. I was blessed enough to have the chance to travel to Israel for one month in 1998. I hope one day to be able to take my wife there. Mr. Eastland is right. You immediately become amazed at the biblical history surrounding you.
One of the things Mr. Eastland mentions in this article is Hezekiah's tunnel:
In 701 B.C. Hezekiah did some amazing engineering when he built a tunnel connecting the spring to the Siloam Pool, the point being to secure for the often embattled city a sufficient supply of water. I was told you can walk the wet tunnel with the help of a lantern--it's about 500 meters--in about 40 minutes.
I did walk through the tunnel (though with a flashlight instead of a lantern). The water comes up to your knees at some points. It is amazing how the tunnel is still in existence today. The tunnel is mentioned in 2 Kings 20:20 and 2 Chr. 32: 30.
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