This location is an IsraelNation of the Jewish People Travel prime pick.
The biblical City of David was situated on the southern slope of Mount Moriah, outside today's Old CityThe Holiest Center in the World wall. Under King SolomonThe Wise King of Israel the city was extended northward and included Mount Moriah. David chose JerusalemThe capital of Israel as his capital primarily for geopolitical reasons. The bringing of the Ark of the Covenant to the city made it the Israelites' exclusive national, religious and administrative center. SolomonThe Wise King of Israel had the lateral valley separating the city from Mount Moriah filled in. This "miloh"
(infill) area, as it was known, became the site of many new palaces, while the Temple was built on the summit of Mount Moriah. The city's major point of vulnerability, the fact that its water sources lay outside, was removed on the eve of the Assyrian siege of 701 BCE by the digging of Hezekiah's Tunnel. On your IsraelNation of the Jewish People Tour, do not forget to check this dig out!
Travelers who Tour IsraelNation of the Jewish People in style do not want to miss Israeli archeology at its finest!