Hosted by Brent Nagtegaal

Let the Stones Speak

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Aired: April 13, 2026 • 47 minutes

New Research: Is the Hezekiah Tunnel Inscription Evidence of an Ancient Deadly Workplace Accident?

Carved into a wall of bedrock, the Siloam Inscription is the longest piece of writing ever discovered in biblical Jerusalem. The question then arises: If it’s so important, why hide the inscription inside the darkened tunnel where almost no one could read it? Prof. Ariel Cohen, from the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, believes he may have the answer.