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and Israeli dignitaries visited the official opening of the Pilgrimage Road
in the Old City of David this past Sunday.
The event was condemned by some who accused it as part of a “settler
project.” Ancient worshipers ascended up
the steeped passage from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount where they worshiped
at the Second Jewish Temple. Much of the
Pilgrimage Road is presently underground in the Palestinian city of Silwan, but
in recent years the road has been cleared and reinforced.
When I visited Israel in the summer of 2018, Pilgrimage Road was not officially open. However, I discovered
some of the passage ways of the drainage channel underneath that Israeli archeologists have uncovered. Although I attempted to make my way up to the
Temple Mount, I had to turn around because the passage was becoming too narrow
for comfort.
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| Drainage Channel under Pilgrimage Road, Israel Trip Summer 2018, LFL |
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| Drainage Channel under Pilgrimage Road, Israel Trip Summer 2018, LFL |
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| Drawing on site of Old City of David showing Pilgrimage Road from Pool of Siloam up to Temple Mount (Summer 2018) |
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| Drawing on site of Old City of David showing drainage channel and pilgrim's ascent (Summer 2018) |
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| Drawing showing closeup of drainage channel and Pilgrimage Road (Summer 2018) |
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