scholars do believe there is an ark inside but that it s only a replica from the middle ages. and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this? nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple.
and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this? nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple. the nation. this was the end of the first temple period.
ark inside but that it s only a replica from the middle ages. and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this? nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple. the nation. this was the end of the first
nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple. the nation. this was the end of the first temple period. do we think that these tears, this mineral spring, has been running since then? well, i think it s running since many, many years. for sure it s more than 2,000 years old. and it s really interesting because look, there are people here, there are people all over the place. it s still a living, breathing place. reporter: which allows the people who visit to connect with their spiritual heritage.