Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel Verified by Scientists
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Description: Press release stating that radiometric dating of the Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem shows that it was excavated about 700 years before the Common Era, and can be safely attributed to the Judean King Hezekiah.
(September 10, 2003)
Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel verified by scientists Public release date: 10-Sep-2003 Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel verified by scientists Modern radiometric dating of the Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem shows that it was excavated about 700 years before the Common Era, and can thus be safely attributed to the Judean King Hezekiah. This is the first time that a structure mentioned in the Bible (Kings II 20:20; Chronicles II 32:3, 4) has been radiometrically dated.
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| Description: | Modern radiometric dating of the Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem shows that it was excavated about 700 years before the Common Era, and can thus be safely attributed to the Judean King Hezekiah. This is the first time that a structure mentioned in the Bible (Kings II 20:20; Chronicles II 32:3, 4) has been radiometrically dated. |
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