Preservations around Jerusalem

it is so wild to walk around the City and remember that one is walking on thousands of years of history. in America, we get excited when something is over one hundred years old! within Fresno, my house is considered old because it was built in the 1920s. however in Israel, a more common historical era is the Byzantine period from 330 AD!

walking around the Old City of Jerusalem, tucked in to the Jewish Quarter, our group stumbled upon "The Broad Wall" or "Avigad's Wall" along the Transversal Valley.



as the City Wall moved over the centuries, this section of the wall has been preserved as a reminder of all of the city changes. looking down from the top, we could identify where the street level used to be and how tall the wall used to stand.





the section of the wall that remains is well intact. it is called "The Broad Wall" for the obvious measurement of the wall, which was to strengthen the weaker northern side of Jerusalem. What is seen is the foundation of the wall, possibly the foundation that was underground for a city wall of Jerusalem during the time of Hezekiah. it is believed that the wall was built by King Hezekiah to fortify the city of Jerusalem against an attack from the Assyrians in 722BC.