King Solomon's Pillars
Timna Valley
Timna is home to one of the oldest copper mines in the world at 5 BC.
The most striking and well-known formation in Timna Valley are Solomon’s Pillars. The pillars are natural structures that were formed by centuries of water erosion.
In the 1930s American archaeologist Nelson Glueck claimed that the pillars were related to King Solomon and gave them the name “Solomon’s Pillars”.
Although his hypothesis lacked support and has not been accepted, the name stuck, and the claim gave the valley the attention that helped bring about the excavations and current national park.
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A red sandstone rock called The Mushroom is an unusual monolithic formation known as a hoodoo. The mushroom shape was caused by wind, humidity, and water erosion over centuries.
A life-size replica of the biblical tabernacle, a tent that God is said to have instructed Moses to build in order to have a transportable sanctuary during the Exodus from Egypt to the Holy Land, was constructed in recent years in the park. It does not use the materials described in the Bible.
