Gihon

Today, this heap is known as the Tower of David and it is built over Jerusalem's only perennial spring known as Gihon.

Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

Today, this heap is known as the Tower of David and it is built over Jerusalem's only perennial spring known as Gihon.

Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

But as, according to the sacred narrative, all these rivers of Eden took their origin from the head-waters of the Euphrates and the Trigris, it is probable that the Gihon is the ancient Araxes, which, under the modern name of the Arras, discharges itself into the Caspian Sea.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

How that name 'Gihon' should pass into 'Siloam,' is difficult to say.

From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979

The rooms were unearthed as part of the excavation of fortifications around the ancient city's only natural water source, the Gihon spring.

Jerusalem Markings From Ancient Past Stump Archeologists 2011

Therefore, in reconstructing the evidence, it is likely that, 200 years later, King Hezekiah realized this, diverted the water of the Gihon, extended the city walls, and built the Tower of David to mark, protect and hide this holy site for future generations.

Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

Therefore, in reconstructing the evidence, it is likely that, 200 years later, King Hezekiah realized this, diverted the water of the Gihon, extended the city walls, and built the Tower of David to mark, protect and hide this holy site for future generations.

Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

[1] According to the Genesis creation myth, there were four rivers that arose from the Garden of Eden: Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates.

The Land of the Four Rivers 2010

So last week Deker and his partner Stern paid a service call to the bungalow in a Gihon Water and Sewage Company van.

THE PROMISED WAR Thomas Greanias 2010

He jumped off and raced down the slope of the Muslim graveyard abutting the wall, weaving his way through the tombstones toward the parked Gihon Water and Sewage Company service van.

THE PROMISED WAR Thomas Greanias 2010