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Bible | Fountain of the Virgin the perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copious stream to it through a tunnel cut through the rock, the actual length of which is 1,750 feet. The spring rises in a cave 20 feet by 7. A serpentine tunnel 67 feet long runs from it toward the left, off which the tunnel to the Pool of Siloam branches. It is the only unfailing fountain in Jerusalem. The fountain received its name from the "fantastic legend" that here the virgin washed the swaddling-clothes of our Lord. This 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. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 4F 55 4E 54 41 49 4E 4F 46 54 48 45 56 49 52 47 49 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001111 01010101 01001110 01010100 01000001 01001001 01001110 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010110 01001001 01010010 01000111 01001001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F O U N T A I N   O F   T H E   V I R G I N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 004F 0055 004E 0054 0041 0049 004E 004F 0046 0054 0048 0045 0056 0049 0052 0047 0049 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40495548543543482494025442392564352414348 |
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