Millo 2469727 215406427 2008-05-28T01:22:27Z Mendaliv 200402 Specifically it's a "dubious claim" The '''Millo''' was a structure in [[Jerusalem]] mentioned by the [[Books of Kings]], and corresponding passages in the [[Books of Chronicles]]. The texts simply describe the Millo as having been built by [[Solomon]]<ref>1 Kings 9:24</ref> and repaired by [[Hezekiah]],<ref>2 Chronicles 32:4-5</ref> without giving an explanation of what exactly the Millo was, and hence there is some debate among scholars as to its specific nature. The most common assumption among archaeologists and historians of ancient Israel is that the '''Millo''' is the [[Stepped Stone Structure]] uncovered by [[Kathleen Kenyon]] and demonstrated by [[Eilat Mazar]] to be connected to the recently uncovered [[Large Stone Structure]].{{dubious}} In the Book of Samuel, Millo is mentioned as boundary of [[King David]]'s construction while building up the City of David after the capture of Jerusalem from the Jebusites<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20SAMUEL%205:9;&version=50; 2 Samuel 5:9]</ref>. The King James Version (translation into English) footnotes Millo as literally, "The Landfill,"<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20SAMUEL%205:9;&version=50; 2 Samuel 5:9 (NKJV)]</ref> while the New International Version translates it to "supporting terraces" <ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20SAMUEL%205:9;&version=31; 2 Samuel 5:9 (NIV)]</ref> Hezekiah's repair of the Millo is mentioned within a list of repairs to military fortifications, and several scholars generally believe that it was something connected to military activity, such as a [[tower]], [[citadel]], or simply a significant part of a wall<ref>''Peake's commentary on the Bible''; ''[[Jewish Encyclopedia]]''</ref>. However, taking into account that the potentially [[cognate]] term ''mulu'', from [[Aramaic|Assyrian]], refers to earthworks,<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia''</ref> it is considered more likely that it was an embankment which flattened the slope between [[Ophel]] and the [[Temple Mount]].<ref>''Peake's commentary on the Bible</ref> ==Citations and notes== <references /> ==See also== *[[Stepped Stone Structure]] *[[City of David]] [[Category:Hebrew Bible places]] [[Category:Siloam]]