Various excavations also reveal that Jerusalem at this time was much larger than had heretofore been thought, probably because of the influx of refugees from the northern kingdom after it was defeated by the Assyrians.
כיום, המבקרים יכולים לראות קטע ממה שנקרא ” החומה הרחבה ” ברובע היהודי שבעיר העתיקה .‏