Tyropoeon Valley
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Sep 23, 2026
Hilbert FlumingtopCORRESPONDENT
and the geography there's the whole story.
Hilbert FlumingtopCORRESPONDENT
You've got the Kidron Valley dropping away steeply on the east, the Tyropoeon Valley on the west, and one water source, the Gihon Spring, down in the Kidron.
CornHOST
That's a defended ridge with a spring, which is the entire checklist for a Bronze Age settlement.
Hilbert FlumingtopCORRESPONDENT
It's the checklist, and that's what you find.
Daniel SmithNARRATOR
They would then ritually wash in this pool or one of the many other mikvahs or ritual pools in Jerusalem.
Daniel SmithNARRATOR
Jesus and his disciples would have then climbed the hundreds of steps up the Tyropoeon Valley until they arrived at the base of the Temple Mount.
Daniel SmithNARRATOR
The temple itself was on a massive platform of about 35 acres in size, built over the top of Mount Moriah, creating a large courtyard for the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims that arrived during Passover.
Daniel SmithNARRATOR
As the Savior and his disciples entered the large Court of the Gentiles, they encountered the money changers who were selling items and exchanging money in the house of God.
Kurt SkellyHOST
The middle finger would represent the valley of the Kidron Valley.
Kurt SkellyHOST
The index finger would represent the Teropian Valley, which is also called the Central Valley.
Kurt SkellyHOST
And then your thumb would represent the valley of Hinnom or Gehenna.
Kurt SkellyHOST
If you look at the gap between the index finger and your middle finger, that little sliver was the city of David, the section of Jerusalem called the city of David.