Gihon Spring or Fountain of the Virgin is a spring in the Kidron Valley. It was the main source of water for the Pool of Siloam in the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem.
circa 4500–3500 BCE
First settlement established near Gihon Spring (earliest archeological evidence). The first settlment in Jerusalem was in the Ophel area above the Gihon Spring.
circa 4500–3500 BCE
circa 4500–3500 BCE
circa 4500–3500 BCE
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