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:''For the river mentioned in Genesis, see Gihon.'' The Gihon Spring ((ヘブライ語:מעיין הגיחון)) or Fountain of the Virgin〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Discovering the World of the Bible )〕 in the Kidron Valley was the main source of water for the Pool of Siloam in the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem. One of the world's major intermittent springs—and a reliable water source that made human settlement possible in ancient Jerusalem—the spring was not only used for drinking water, but also initially for irrigation of gardens in the adjacent Kidron Valley which provided a food source for the ancient settlement. The spring rises in a cave 20 feet by 7.〔 Being intermittent, it required the excavation of the Pool of Siloam which stored the large amount of water needed for the town when the spring was not flowing. The spring has the singular characteristic of being intermittent, flowing from three to five times daily in winter, twice daily in summer, and only once daily in autumn. This peculiarity is accounted for by the supposition that the outlet from the reservoir is by a passage in the form of a siphon.〔Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897〕 The spring is under the control of the Israeli settler organization Ir David Foundation ("El'ad");〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - Archaeology and the struggle for Jerusalem )〕 it is sometimes used by Jewish men as a sort of mikvah.〔Nir Hasson, ("Settler organization granted control over spring in East Jerusalem" ), ''Haaretz'', 12 June 2012〕 ==Name== The name ''Gihon'' is thought to derive from the Hebrew ''Giha'' which means "gushing forth".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus )〕 The name ''Fountain of the Virgin'' derives from legend that here Mary washed the swaddling clothes of Jesus.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gihon Spring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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