Table of Contents
Chapter 1
A First View of Jerusalem, and of the Temple
The Charm of Jerusalem --Memories of Jerusalem | |
Ancient Memories | |
Origin of the Name | |
The Situation of Jerusalem --First impressions of its splendour | |
Mount of Olives | |
The Walls | |
Tower of Antonia | |
The Four Hills --Hills on which the city was built--The streets | |
High-priest's Palace --Principal buildings--Synagogues | |
The Shushan Gate --Jewish tradition about the 'Shushan Gate' and the arched roadway from the Temple to the Mount of Olives--Lunar station on the Mount of Olives--Lavatories and booths--Approach to the Temple | |
The Temple plateau --General appearance of the Temple | |
Fables of the Rabbis --Rabbinical legends about Jerusalem and the Temple | |
Jerusalem in Ruins --Ruins of ancient Jerusalem; their depth below the present level. |