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.
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