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Tyropoeon Valley

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The Tyropoeon Valley, meaning Valley of the Cheesemakers in Greek, is the name the first century historian Josephus gave to a ravine that once separated Jerusalem's Temple Mount from the Western Hill, or Mount Zion, before emptying into the Valley of Hinnom. Bridges once spanned it, including the Zion Bridge linking the royal palace and temple, and the Western Wall rose an estimated 84 feet above its floor. Modern scholars also call it the Central Valley of Jerusalem, and it has been filled with debris accumulated over many centuries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Tyropoeon Valley (Greek: φάραγξ τῶν τυροποιῶν pharanx tōn tyropoiōn i.e., "Valley of the Cheesemakers" or "Cheesemongers") is the name given by the first-century Jewish-Roman historian Josephus (Wars 5.140) to the valley or rugged ravine, which in his times separated Jerusalem's Temple Mount (Mount Moriah) from the...
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