Jerusalem, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)
Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
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Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period. . Gate house (1) and royal structure (2) from the First Temple period. The excavator, Eilat Mazar, suggests the buildings are part of the city wall that King Solomon constructed in Jerusalem: "...until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about" (Kings 1, 3:1). , Right (3)- Two vaulted rooms, dating to the Second Temple period (first century CE), preserved to a height of two stories. , Opposite (4) - A section of the city wall from the Byzantine period (fifth century CE) and two of its towers., (Hebrew and Arabic text not transcribed)
Gate house (1) and royal structure (2) from the First Temple period. The excavator, Eilat Mazar, suggests the buildings are part of the city wall that King Solomon constructed in Jerusalem: "...until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about" (Kings 1, 3:1).
Right (3)- Two vaulted rooms, dating to the Second Temple period (first century CE), preserved to a height of two stories.
Opposite (4) - A section of the city wall from the Byzantine period (fifth century CE) and two of its towers.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
2. Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
3. Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
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Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
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