"Hezekiah's Tunnel Inscription"

Records the construction of Siloam tunnel

The content of the inscription, engraved in ancient Hebrew script, proves that the tunnel carried water as the Bible describes – the water of the Gihon “to the west of the City of David” (2 Chronicles 32:30), and that this is Hezekiah’s handiwork. Since the Bible clearly states that the water flowed “to the west of the City of David”, there is no longer any doubt that the eastern hill is indeed the City of David – the ancient nucleus of Jerusalem.