Earlier this year, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that the ancient pool of Siloam, first mentioned in the biblical book of Kings II, was to be fully excavated and opened to the public.
In recent weeks, the archaeologists working on the project have made significant progress in uncovering eight steps that had not seen the light of day in approximately 2,000 years.
"The ongoing excavations within the City of David -- the historic site of Biblical Jerusalem -- particularly of the Pool of Siloam and the Pilgrimage Road, serve as one of the greatest affirmations of that heritage and the millennia-old bond Jews and Christians have with Jerusalem," Ze'ev Orenstein, director of International Affairs - City of David Foundation, told Fox News Digital
"Not simply as a matter of faith, but as a matter of fact," he added. READ MORE
