B.
Babylas, S., ruins of Church of, 242.
Baris Castle on Moriah, 52;
restored as Antonia Tower by Herod, 55;
pontifical robes kept in it, Note XI. 292.
Barrack in the Haram, 20;
the rock near it the site of Antonia Tower, 59, 64.
Bathsheba, traditionary pool of, 259.
Bazaar of the Haram gate, 54.
Bazaars of Jerusalem, 78.
Benjamin, high gate of, its doubtful site, 26.
Bethany, its site incontestable, 200;
proofs of this, 201;
Tomb and house of Lazarus there, 202.
Bethesda, pool of, 15, 20, 59;
its history and present state, 65;
its connection with the temple sacrifices, 92;
its masonry examined, 260.
Bethphage, site of, 199.
Bethsura, fortress of, 22.
Betrayal, the, traditionary site of, 179.
Bezetha, position of, 18.
Bible, the Holy, passages from it bearing upon the statements in this work, 315.
Bird of Solomon, 86;
legend of, Note XXXVII. 296.
Bir Eyub, see Joab, well of.
Birket es-Sultan (Prince's pool), 15;
account of, 96, 209.
Bishops of Jerusalem, list of, Note II. 297.
Bordeaux, Pilgrim of, his description of Jerusalem, Note XI. 287.
Breydenbach, his account of Christ's Tomb, 117.
Bridge between Moriah and Sion, 70;
supposed site of that mentioned by Josephus, 71, 74.
Bridge (invisible), of Mohammed, its position and legend, 76.
Broad wall, its supposed site, 27.
Buildings, modern, in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, 5.
Buildings of Saracenic period in Jerusalem, 153.
Burial-places of Kings of Judah, Note XVI. 310.
C.
Cadytis of Herodotus, possibly Jerusalem, 2.
Caiaphas, site of his house on Sion, 220.
Calvary, Chapel of the, 105.
Calvary, position of, 103;
its site questionable, 105;
its present appearance, 122.
Camp of the Assyrians, its site, 40.
Caverns, the Royal, account of, 226;
method of quarrying them, 227;
danger in exploring them, 228.
Chamber of the Cradle of Jesus, 77.
Chosroes II. destroys the Basilica of Constantine, 108.
Christ, His Tomb described, 116.
Christian quarter of Jerusalem, 9.
Chronological summary of the history of Jerusalem, 311.
Cistern beneath the supposed site of Eudoxia's Church, 169.
Cisterns for water and grain described, 47;
their necessity for the Temple services, 49;
they survive the destruction of Solomon's temple, 50;
examination of those beneath the Haram, 90;
conclusions drawn from this, 100;
their number in Jerusalem, 261.
Climate of Jerusalem, 10.
Cœnaculum, traditions connected with it, 216;
the buildings on its site, 217;
its present state, 219; Note XVII. 310.
Coins found in the Kidron, 170.
Column, gate of the, 6.
See Damascus gate.
Columns of proof, 81.
Commerce of Jerusalem, 265.
Constantine the Great destroys the Temple of Jupiter on the site of the Temple, 57;
his Basilica on the true site of the Holy Sepulchre, 105;
description of, by Eusebius, Note III. 297;
destruction of this by Chosroes II. 108.
Constantine, S., Greek Convent of, 12, 111, 163.
Copts, their numbers in Jerusalem, 13;
their Convent, 126, 165;
their charitable institutions, 269.
Corner-gate, its supposed site, 21.
Cotton Merchants' gate, 74.
Court of the Gentiles in the Temple, 53.
Court of the Israelites, or Priests, 54.
Cradle of Jesus, Chamber containing it, 77.
Crassus plunders the Second Temple, 52.
Crosses on Calvary, their probable position, 106.
Cross, Invention of the, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, 121.
Cross, S., Greek Convent of, its history and traditions, 242;
the Church described, 243, Note III. 306.
Crucifixion, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, 122.
Crusaders, their works at Jerusalem, 43;
they consecrate the Mosque of Omar as a Christian church, 59;
their various positions during the siege of Jerusalem, 241;
the architectural characteristics of their walls, Note V. 286.
Cubit measure, its relative value, Note II. 282.
Cyril, S., on the Tomb of Christ, 118.
Cyrus permits the rebuilding of the Temple, 50.
D.
Damascus Gate, 6, 8, 15, 36;
Cufic inscription on it, 223.
Daughters of Sion, Convent of, excavations beneath it, 60;
discovery of a spring there, 63;
its course traced, 258;
the Convent described, 162.
David, the Castle of, 6;
its present state, 159.
David, the City of, identified from Josephus, 16;
its wall discovered, 23.
David, King, his purchase of the threshing floor of Araunah, 46;
his hydraulic works at Jerusalem, 245;
the architectural characteristics of his walls, Note V. 285;
traditionary site of his judgement-seat, 86, Note XXXVI. 295.
David, Millo of, its site discussed, 23-25.
David, Sepulchres of, their site, 27.
David, street of, 9, 15.
David, street of the Castle of, 16.
David, the Tomb of, the authenticity of its site proved, 210;
the sarcophagus fictitious, 214;
the vault near it the probable Sepulchre of the Jewish Kings, 215.
Dead Sea, where visible from Jerusalem, 35.
Dervishes, various orders of, at Jerusalem, 165.
Dives, Palace of, fictitious site of, 142.
Divisions of Jerusalem, 8.
Dome of the Holy Sepulchre, 114.
Dome of the Rock, its position on Moriah, 45;
date of its erection, 58;
detailed description of, 85;
the cisterns beneath it examined, 97;
see Omar, Mosque of, Rock, the Sacred.
Dragon Well, its supposed site, 27.
Drainage system of Jerusalem, its divisions, Note I. 281.
Dung Gate, the, 7, 15, 27;
false tradition concerning it, 70, Note XXXI. 295.
E.
East Gate, the, its supposed site, 27;
the site of the present Golden Gate, 69.
Ecce Homo, the arch of, 60, 140, Note I. 306.
El-Aksa Mosque, originally Justinian's Basilica, 57;
this proved by history, 59;
gateway beneath it, 69;
its architectural history, 78;
description of it, 80;
monolith in its vaults, 82;
this taken from the royal caverns, 227.
England, Church of, cause of its unpopularity with the Jews, 158;
its mission houses at Jerusalem, 165.
Environs of Jerusalem, account of, 5;
the numerous ancient remains there, Notes III. IV. 284-5.
Ephraim, Gate of, its supposed site, 26;
its exact site, 143;
when so called, 144.
Erebinthi, house of, its site, 41.
Essenes, Gate of, its site unknown, 31.
Etham, the source of the water supply of Jerusalem, 14, 50, 73, 91, 95, 100;
its pools described, 246;
reasons for assigning them to Solomon, 249;
their advantages in supplying Jerusalem, 250;
ruins of the Castle there, 246.
Eudoxia, Empress, supposed site of her Church, 169;
her Church dedicated to S. Stephen, 224.
Evil Counsel, Hill of, 4;
its site identified, 21;
its legend and account of the tombs there, 205;
the ruins on its summit, 208.
Extent of Jerusalem northward examined, 39.
F.
Fish Gate, its supposed site, 26, 27.
Flagellation, the, Chapel of, 139.
Food, the supply of, at Jerusalem, 264.
Fortress of the Jebusites, its probable position, 16, 22.
Fountain Gate, its supposed site, 27.
Fountain of the Virgin, 15, 91;
description of it, 184;
its water system examined, 254;
cause of its intermittent flow, 257.
Franciscan Convent in the Church of the Resurrection, 120, 160, Notes IV. V. 307;
the Good Friday service there, Note XV. 305.
Fuller's Monument, its supposed site, 39.
Fuller's Pool, 241.
Furnaces, tower of the, supposed site, 27.
G.
Gardens, Gate of, 7;
see Herod, Gate of.
Gareb, Hill of, 18.
Gate between two walls, its probable site, 26.
Gates of Jerusalem at the present time, 6;
before the Captivity, 26;
as rebuilt by Nehemiah, 27;
as described by Josephus, 28;
M. Munk's enumeration of them, Note VII. 286;
Arabic inscriptions above them, Note IV. 281;
regulations for closing them, Note V. ib.
Gennath Gate, its probable site, 32.
Gethsemane, its site indubitable, 177;
its present state, 178.
Gihon, Mount, 4;
its site identified, 21.
Gihon, Upper Pool of, see Mamillah.
Gihon, Valley of, 4, 17;
examination of it, 208.
Giles, S., supposed Church of, 153.
Golden Gate, the, 7, 27;
its architecture, and present condition, 67;
the view from its top, 76;
Mohammedan tradition concerning it, ib.;
legends connected with it, Notes XXIX. XXX. 294, XXXIII. 295.
Golgotha, its identity questionable, 107;
its present appearance, 122.
Golgotha, the Cistern of, 260.
Good Friday, Franciscan Service upon, Note XV. 305.
Greeks, their number and position in Jerusalem, 12;
their chapel in the Church of the Resurrection, 120;
their convents in Jerusalem, 163, Note VI. 307;
their nunneries, 164;
their charitable institutions, 278;
the accommodation for their pilgrims, ib.
Greek Catholics, their Convent at Jerusalem, 162.
Grotto of the Agony, account of, 177, Note X. 309.
H.
Hadrian rebuilds Jerusalem, 3, 6;
its form and size unaltered, 43;
builds a temple to Jupiter on the site of the Temple, 57.
Hammam-es-Shefa, 15, 91, 257.
Haram es-Sherîf, 18;
its history, 57;
proved to be Mount Moriah, 59;
north side examined, 63;
Antonia Tower in north-west angle, 64;
the east side, 65;
the foundation of the east wall the work of Solomon, 66;
the south wall examined, 69;
the west side, 70;
remarkable arch in south-west angle, ib.;
its interior described, 75;
its three elevations examined, 88;
its water system and subterranean works investigated, 90;
conclusion arrived at, 100;
regulations and difficulties of admission to it, Notes I. II. 290.
Hebron, Gate of, 8;
see Jaffa Gate.
Helena of Adiabene, her monument, 223.
Helena, S., Tomb of, its probable site, 37;
Chapel of, 111, 121;
throne of, 112;
Abyssinian Church of, 125;
the so-called cistern of, 126, 260;
her traditionary hospital, 150;
her churches on the Mount of Ascension, 194, 197;
her work at the Tomb of the Virgin, 170, Note IV. 308;
at Aceldama, 207;
her church near the Grotto of Jeremiah, 228;
Justinian's Basilica wrongly ascribed to her, Note XV. 292.
Herod Antipas, site of his palace, 141.
Herod, Gate of, 7, 39.
Herod the Great, his splendid additions to Jerusalem, 3;
his monument, 41;
its suggested site, 242;
he builds the third Temple, 52;
description of his masonry, 67;
a portion of his wall described by De Saulcy, 72.
Herodian Walls, their architectural characteristics, Note V. 286.
Herods, the, Jerusalem under their sway, 28.
Hezekiah, his pool, 14;
the supposed Millo of David, 24, 25, 32;
traces of his wall, 25.
Hierosolyma, derivation of by Lysimachus, 2.
Hinnom, Valley of, 4, 17, 22;
its course examined, 204;
origin of the name, Note XV. 309.
Hippicus tower, its supposed site, 28.
Holy Fire, Greek Festival of, account of, Note XIV. 304.
Holy Sabbath, Armenian festival, account of, Note XIV. 305.
Holy Sepulchre; the question of its site examined, 102;
its traditionary history traced, 103;
Eusebius's account of it, 105;
the monument described, 115;
its interior and the tomb examined, 116;
proofs of its genuineness, 117;
stones said to have closed it, 220; Notes XI. XII. 303, 4;
Arculf's description of it, Note IV. 299.
Horse Gate, its supposed site, 26.
Hosea, supposed tomb of, 184.
House of Erebinthi, its site, 41.
House of the Prince, 126.
Houses in Jerusalem, their present state, 266.
Huldah, Gate of, 7, 70, 82.
Huldah Prophetess, her tomb on Mount Ascension, 197.
I.
Ibrahim, Mosque of, 127.
Inhabitants of Jerusalem, 268.
Inspector's Gate, 75;
legend connected with it, 295.
Invention of the Cross, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, 121.
Iron Gate, 74.
Isaiah, tradition as to his death and tomb, 187.
Israel, minaret of, 75.
J.
Jacob's Dream: Mount Moriah possibly the scene of it, 46.
Jadagat el-Ahel, Grotto of the "store of food," 38;
tradition concerning it, 236.
Jaffa Gate, 8, 26, 27;
regulations for closing it, Note V. 281.
Jaffa, port of, its accommodation for travellers, 262.
James, S., the Great, Church of, its history and description, 157;
tomb of described, 183.
James, S., the Less, Church of, 158.
Jebusites, their connection with Jerusalem, 1, 2;
situation of their fortress, 16, 22;
condition of Jerusalem in their time, 22;
the architectural characteristics of their walls, Note V. 285.
Jehoshaphat, Gate of, 7.
Jehoshaphat, Tomb of, explored, 180.
Jehoshaphat, Valley of, explored, 167;
its dreary solemnity, 179;
its monuments examined, 180;
conclusions regarding them, 184;
belief connected with it, 168; Note V. 307.
Jehovah-jireh, the probable equivalent of Moriah, 17.
Jeremiah, Grotto of, described, 228;
its tradition examined, 229.
Jerome, S., on the residence of Melchizedek, 1.
Jesus, the chamber of His cradle, 77;
His tomb described, 116;
the spot where He was crowned with thorns, 138;
scourged, 139;
shewn by Pilate, 140;
the Station of His first fall in the Via Dolorosa, 141;
place of the meeting with His mother, ib.;
with Simon the Cyrenian, 142;
His second fall, 143;
meeting with the Daughters of Jerusalem, 144;
His third fall, ib.;
the tree to which He was bound, 156;
the site of His betrayal, 179;
spot where He wept over the city, 190;
the scene of His Ascension, 191, 193;
prints of His feet on Mount Ascension, 197.
Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, 9.
Jews of Jerusalem, their social habits, 9;
their numbers and sectarian divisions, 10;
their objection to enter the Temple enclosure, 154;
their Synagogues, 155;
cause of their dislike to the Church of England, 158;
their cemetery in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, 180;
their hospice in the Valley of Gihon, 208;
their degraded condition in Jerusalem, 271;
their charitable institutions there, 277.
Jews' Wailing place, 72, 154.
Joab, the well of, visited, 188;
detailed account of, 253;
curious legend concerning it, 254.
Joachim, S., pretended tomb of, 175.
John, S., of Jerusalem, Hospital of, its history, 129;
state of its remains, 131;
its original position, 133; Notes XVI. XVIII. 306.
Joseph of Arimathea, his tomb, 119.
Joseph, S., his pretended tomb, 175.
Joseph, S., sisters of, their convent, 162.
Josephus, his account of the city of David verified, 16;
identification of his "New City," 18;
of the Tyropœon, 19;
of Ophel and Mount Olivet, 21;
Mount Shafat, 22;
his account of the city of the Herods our sole authority, 28;
his exaggeration of the population of Jerusalem, 41;
the passages from his Antiquities of the Jews illustrating this work, 323;
ditto from the Jewish War, 327.
Jotham, his wall on Ophel, 25.
Judah, kings of, their burial places, Note XVI. 310.
Judgement Gate, legend of, 143.
Judges, the tombs of, described, 239.
Julian the Apostate attempts to rebuild the Temple, 57;
the so-called miracle which prevented this, Note XIV. 292.
Jupiter, Temple to, on the site of the Temple built and destroyed, 57.
Justinian, his Basilica near the site of the Temple, 57;
converted into a mosque, ib.;
into a dwelling-house, 59;
its ruins, 70;
its history and description, 78;
Antoninus of Piacenza's account of it, Note XXXIV. 295.
K.
Kerm es-Sheikh (ancient Arab house), curious tradition concerning it, 230.
Kidron torrent, its present state, 169;
coins found in its bed, 170;
the pool forming its source, 283.
Kidron, pool of, 14; account of it, 256.
Kidron Valley, 4, 5, 18;
exploration of it, 167;
the site of the King's dale, 182, Note II. 308.
King's garden, the, identified, 27.
Kings, Jewish, their Tombs on Mount Sion, 215;
their burial places as mentioned in the Bible, Note XVI. 310.
Kings, Latin, their tombs, 113;
Inscriptions on them, Note XI. 303.
Knights Hospitaler, account of, 129.
Knights Templar, their stables in the vaults of the Haram, 78.
Kubbet es-Sakharah, see Dome of the Rock; Omar, Mosque of.