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View of Jerusalem from the South with Kidron Valley and Silvan

View of Jerusalem from the South with Kidron Valley and Silvan



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The images shows present-day Jerusalem and the deeply indented Kidron Valley seen from the south. To its right lies the village Silwan. In the monarchic period, members of Jerusalem’s upper class were buried here in large rock-cut tombs.
‎2 Sam 15:23; 1 Kings 2:37; 15:13; 2 Kings 23:6, 23:12; Jer 31:40; John 18:1


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