Tyropoeon Valley

Coordinates: 31°46′37.01″N 35°14′3.26″E / 31.7769472°N 35.2342389°E / 31.7769472; 35.2342389
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1862 map of Jerusalem showing the Valley of Tyropoeon

Tyropoeon Valley (Greek: φάραγξ τῶν τυροποιῶν pharanx tōn tyropoiōn i.e., "Valley of the

Hinnom.[1] In modern scholarly terms it is also known as the central valley/Central Valley of Jerusalem.[2]

Names, etymology

In the ancient Copper Scroll this valley is called in Hebrew the Outer Valley (3Q15 col.8, line 4).[citation needed]

The name used by Josephus, των τυροποιων (tōn tyropoiōn), possibly arose as an ancient mistranslation from

Greek of Josephus's book[dubious ]; Semitic languages use the same root for outer and congeal.[citation needed
]

Description, history

The Tyropoeon, filled over the centuries with a vast accumulation of debris, and almost a plain, was spanned by bridges, the most noted of which was Zion Bridge, which was probably the ordinary means of communication between the royal palace on Zion and the temple.[3]

The

western wall of the Temple Mount rose up from the bottom of this valley to the height of 84 feet, where it was on a level with the area, and above this, and as a continuance of it, the wall of Solomon's cloister rose to the height of about 50 feet, "so that this section of the wall would originally present to view a stupendous mass of masonry scarcely to be surpassed by any mural masonry in the world."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), Tyropoeon Valley. Accessed 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lipnick, Jonathan (May 31, 2018). What's So Special About The Cheesemakers?, Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. Accessed 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Easton's (1897)
  4. ^ Easton's (1897)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainEaston, Matthew George (1897). "Tyropoeon Valley". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

31°46′37.01″N 35°14′3.26″E / 31.7769472°N 35.2342389°E / 31.7769472; 35.2342389