The Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

Stones from the western wall of the Temple Mount enclosure

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. Stones from the western wall of the Temple Mount enclosure Marker

Inscription. Collapsed on the paved street are stones of the western wall of the Temple Mount enclosure. They were hurled down by the soldiers of the Roman Legion after the destruction of the Temple on the ninth day of the month of Av, 70 CE.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Events • Religion & Religious Structures • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is August 30, 70 CE.

Location. 31° 46.563′ N, 35° 14.071′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in The Jewish Quarter. It can be reached from Derekh Ha'ophel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Derekh Ha'ophel St 5, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: "and you shall see and your heart shall rejoice and their bones like grass shall..." (within shouting distance of this marker); A Ritual Bath (within shouting distance of this marker); Western Springer of Robinson's Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); "to the place of trumpeting to..." (within shouting distance of this marker); Remains of Jerusalem's main street from the Second Temple period (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Western Wall a remnant of the Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Western Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); A Medieval Structure (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Also see . . .
1. Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) (Wikipedia). Overview: The siege of Jerusalem of 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), in which the Roman army led by future emperor Titus besieged Jerusalem, the center of Jewish rebel resistance in the Roman province of Judaea. Following a brutal five-month siege, the Romans destroyed

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

2. Stones from the western wall of the Temple Mount enclosure Marker

the city and the Second Jewish Temple.
On Tisha B'Av, 70 CE (August 30), Roman forces finally overwhelmed the defenders and set fire to the Temple. Resistance continued for another month, but eventually the upper and lower parts of the city were taken as well, and the city was burned to the ground. Titus spared only the three towers of the Herodian citadel as a testimony to the city's former might. Josephus wrote that over a million people perished in the siege and the subsequent fighting. While contemporary studies dispute this figure, all agree that the siege had a major toll on human life, with many people being killed and enslaved, and large parts of the city destroyed… (Submitted on April 1, 2023.)

2. Tisha B'Av (Wikipedia).

Overview: Tisha B'Av (Hebrew: תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב, lit. 'the ninth of Av') is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem.

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B'Av marks the end of the three weeks between dire straits and is regarded as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, and it is thus believed to be a day which is destined for tragedy. Tisha B'Av falls in July or August in the Gregorian calendar.

(Submitted on April 1, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.