The temple of Solomon and the later Jerusalem temples had to have a source of living water. Otherwise they could not truly typify the throne of God. Since the temples had every other item that typified His presence—the ark with His Law-word and the representation of the cherubim; the curtain, the altar of incense, the bread of His presence, the menorah—why would it not have the stream of life that is said to flow from His presence? Of course it did; supplied by that powerful spring, Gihon, located at Ha Makom (The Place) visited by Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and David and spoken of by the prophets (Jeremiah mentions Ha Makom some 15 times!). The temple was in the ancient City of David in the area shown by the yellow line just near the Gihon Spring. Read the biblical history of Ha Makom, available here https://wipfandstock.com/the-place.html
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