Notes on the Hebrew text and the topography of the books of Samuel; with an introduction on Hebrew palaeography and the ancient versions and facsimiles of inscriptions and maps . is o H s a. [Face page ix § I. The Siloajn Inscription ix Spring—the one natural spring which Jerusalem possesses—situatedsome distance above it, on the E. side of the same hill, leads down toit, and supplies it with water ^ The tunnel is circuitous, measuring1708 feet (Warren), or 1757 feet (Conder), though the distance ina straight line is considerably less. At a distance of about 19 feetfrom where the tunnel opens
Notes on the Hebrew text and the topography of the books of Samuel; with an introduction on Hebrew palaeography and the ancient versions and facsimiles of inscriptions and maps . is o H s a. [Face page ix § I. The Siloajn Inscription ix Spring—the one natural spring which Jerusalem possesses—situatedsome distance above it, on the E. side of the same hill, leads down toit, and supplies it with water ^ The tunnel is circuitous, measuring1708 feet (Warren), or 1757 feet (Conder), though the distance ina straight line is considerably less. At a distance of about 19 feetfrom where the tunnel opens into the Pool of Siloam, and on theright-hand side as one enters it, is an artificial niche or tablet inthe rock, the lower part of which is occupied by the Inscription was first observed in 1880, by a pupil of ArchitectSchick, who, while wading in the Pool with a lighted candle, observedwhat appeared to be characters engraved on the rock. Ultimately,in 1881, a gypsum cast was obtained by Dr. Guthe, who publisheda photograph, with accompanying description, in 1882^, which hassince been often reproduced. A portion of three lines in the In-scription has been destro
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