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CITY OF DAVID. The eastern hill of Jerusalem—a narrow ridge that extends just south of the ancient Temple Mount and is known to archaeologists as the “City of David”—is the location of the city’s oldest settlement and its source of fresh water, the Gihon Spring. It was here that the kings of Judah built palaces, fortifications, and the mysterious Millo (a name derived from the Hebrew verb mil’, “to fill”). Scholars have long debated the Millo’s function and location, but new research suggests it was where Jerusalem’s residents routinely came to “fill” their water containers.