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Megiddo: Tunnel




Megiddo: Tunnel

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Megiddo. The tunnel, now repaired and open for visitors to walk through, led to a hidden spring outside the city, ensuring a water supply to those besieged inside the city during wartime. The tunnel, 65 meters long, starts at the bottom of a 25 meter shaft. This water system from the time of King Ahab, 9th century B.C., demonstrates the impressive engineering ability of our ancestors.






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