Professor Cargill was very kind to us on Tuesday, January 18th. Because our papers were due in class that day, and most everyone looked pretty tired, he let us out about 30 minutes early, and as he even acknowledged, students were able to go home and nap, which I did. It was lovely.
In class though, Professor Cargill lectured on David's Jerusalem. He started off by going over the Tel Dan inscription and then began to talk about Warren's shaft. Warren's shaft is basically a tunnel that runs almost to the Gihon Spring, but not all the way. There are certain indications that Joab may have climbed up this shaft in order to get to Jebusite city. The question was posed in class of how would people have gotten water from this shaft into the city? Scholars are still unsure.
Gihon in Hebrew means gushing, and there is a gushing of water ever 6-8 hours, usually lasting around 40 minutes from the spring. The spring gushes hundreds of gallons of water a day, which can support about 2500 people. This would have sufficed back in the day, but in modern times, this is not enough water to support Jerusalem.
We also learned about Hezekiah's tunnel, and how there are many false pathways in it because people kept digging and then learned they were not going in the right direction. Water was a big topic in class on Tuesday, and the idea for a paper topic came up: What is the importance of water to making a holy city?
In class though, Professor Cargill lectured on David's Jerusalem. He started off by going over the Tel Dan inscription and then began to talk about Warren's shaft. Warren's shaft is basically a tunnel that runs almost to the Gihon Spring, but not all the way. There are certain indications that Joab may have climbed up this shaft in order to get to Jebusite city. The question was posed in class of how would people have gotten water from this shaft into the city? Scholars are still unsure.
Gihon in Hebrew means gushing, and there is a gushing of water ever 6-8 hours, usually lasting around 40 minutes from the spring. The spring gushes hundreds of gallons of water a day, which can support about 2500 people. This would have sufficed back in the day, but in modern times, this is not enough water to support Jerusalem.
We also learned about Hezekiah's tunnel, and how there are many false pathways in it because people kept digging and then learned they were not going in the right direction. Water was a big topic in class on Tuesday, and the idea for a paper topic came up: What is the importance of water to making a holy city?
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