Zedekiah's Cave
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Zedekiah's Cave, also known as Solomon's Quarries, is a 5-acre underground meleke limestone quarry under the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem that runs the length of five city blocks, named
Zedekiah's Cave in summer 2011
Entrance to Zedekiah's Cave, 1950
Entrance to the cave in 1945 when it was used as a bomb shelter
Wikimania 2011 touring the cave
Zedekiah
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Zedekiah was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
Zedekiah's Cave
…underground meleke limestone quarry under the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem that runs the length of five city blocks, named after King Zedekiah (Tzidkiyahu; a Judean king of the 6th century BC). It was carved over a period of several thousand years and is a remnant of the largest quarry in…
The prophet Jeremiah prophesies the downfall of Jerusalem to King Zedekiah (painting by Joseph Stallaert)
Zedekiah's sons are slaughtered before his eyes, by Gustave Doré.
Zedekiah is chained and brought before Nebuchadnezzar.