Valley of the Cheesemakers
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The Valley of the Cheesemakers is the ancient name for Jerusalem’s Tyropoeon Valley, a central ravine that historically divided parts of the city.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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historical place name → valley → |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Second Temple period
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ancient Jerusalem → |
| divides |
central areas of Jerusalem
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western and eastern parts of ancient Jerusalem → |
| etymologyRelatedTo |
cheese production
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cheesemakers → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tyropoeon
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Tyropoeon Valley → Valley of the Tyropoeon → |
| hasCurrentStatus |
largely filled in and built over
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| hasTopographicalRole |
central ravine of Jerusalem
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| hasTopographicalType |
ravine
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| historicalNameFor |
Tyropoeon Valley
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| locatedIn |
Israel
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Jerusalem → Levant → Old City of Jerusalem → |
| mentionedIn |
historical descriptions of Jerusalem
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| nameLanguage |
English
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| nameMeaning |
Valley of the Cheesemakers
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| partOf |
Jerusalem topography
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watershed system of Jerusalem → |
| referencedBy |
archaeologists studying Jerusalem
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biblical geographers → |
| relatedTo |
City of David
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Eastern Hill of Jerusalem → Temple Mount → Western Hill of Jerusalem → |
| runsThrough |
central Jerusalem
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| significance |
helped define the urban layout of ancient Jerusalem
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important feature in archaeological reconstruction of Jerusalem → |
| terrain |
steep-sided ravine in antiquity
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| urbanDevelopmentImpact |
later urbanization obscured original valley contours
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| usedBy |
ancient inhabitants of Jerusalem
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tyropoeon Valley
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knownInAntiquityAs |
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Valley of the Cheesemakers
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nameMeaning |