Archaeology · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah
A teenager found the tunnel inscription
In 1880, a sixteen-year-old exploring the Siloam tunnel under Jerusalem slipped into the water and spotted ancient writing on the wall.
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The inscription tells how two crews cut through rock from opposite ends and met in the middle, ax against ax. Unusually for a monumental text, the surviving portion praises the workers rather than a king.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 20:20
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 108–110
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