City of David

No Israel Jewish tour would be complete without a stop in the City of David, the location where Kind David built his kingdom and the birthplace of Jerusalem. A great deal of Jewish history was written in the City of David, which lies near the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall. Travelers come from all over the world to experience the City of David. The City of David is an important part of most Jewish Israel tours because of its deep importance in Jewish heritage-the location where the Holy Ark was brought, where the People of Israel were brought together under Kind David and where Kind David's son, King Solomon, built the First Temple. If you travel to the City of David during your Israel travel, you will see that it is now an archeological park that attests to the longstanding history and events that took place there. The remains vary from humble buildings to what's left of expansive houses. Warren's Shaft, which leads to the water tunnels that transported water from Gikhon Spring, can be visited along with some of the towers that were used to defend this important well. Gikhon spring is believed to be the place where King Solomon was actually anointed and crowned the next kind of Israel. Many wonderful artifacts have been found amongst the ruins of the city-documents bearing the names of important biblical figures, personal seals, etc.

If your Israel tour stops in the City of David, you will probably get a chance to explore the tunnel of Shiloh. The tunnel of Shiloh is a 533 meter tunnel that was carved out while King Hezkiyahu reigned, running from the city to the well at Shiloh. The tunnel is a wonder, carved out of solid rock. Visitors on Jewish tours can walk all the way through the partially water-filled tunnel all the way to the pools of Shiloh. The City of David is an exciting and significant site that everyone should experience while visiting Israel.