Broad Wall

Excavations in the Jewish quarter in the old city of Jerusalem unearthed a section of the 1st temple wall, built by Hezekiah, during the 8th C BC. The wall was intended to protect the city against the Assyrians (Ashur). The impressive wall, almost 8M thick and 8M high, strengthened the defense of the city. This is an important archaeological site, since it remapped the Biblical period city, whose boundaries were not known prior to these excavations.

Broad Wall

Isaiah - 22: 10

Isaiah tells about the construction of the wall and the need to break down some of the houses in order to lay out the new walls.

And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall

Biblical References: Nehemiah's reconstruction

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