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The Kings Valley is the ancient name for the Kidron Valley section running below the southeastern corner of the Old City. It is mentioned in 2 Samuel as the site of Absalom’s monument, and is discussed here as part of a post on First and Second Temple-period Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem: First Temple and Second Temple Periods

A field-trip filling in the gaps between the two Jerusalem temple-period days: the Roman 10th Legion's camp under Binyanei Hauma, the Western Wall Tunnels, an advance preview of the Eastern Cardo, the Kidron mausolea and the burial tombs at Ketef Hinnom.

Apr 2013 · 5 minute read
Roman Kiln at the Jerusalem ICC King David's Tomb Inside the Western Wall Tunnels The Western Wall (the Kotel) Excavations in the Western Wall Plaza Mausoleum in Nachal Kidron (Valley of the King) First Temple Period Tomb at Ketef Hinnom View into Gei Ben Hinnom
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