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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 1—Text / Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections

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An extended archaeological and topographical study based on prolonged on-site excavation and observation. The author reconstructs the city's ancient layout and landmarks by combining fieldwork with biblical texts, rabbinical traditions, and Josephus, offering detailed descriptions and ground plans of Mount Moriah, the Church of the Resurrection, the Via Dolorosa, and surrounding hills, valleys, tombs, cisterns, and ritual sites. Chapters record methods and findings, examine walls and defensive works, survey convents and cemeteries, discuss water sources and their quality, and assess competing identifications of monuments, all accompanied by illustrations, measured plans, and sections to clarify the ancient and modern topography.

L.

Land proprietors at Jerusalem, 268.

Latin Kings, their tombs, 113;
Inscriptions on them, Note XI. 303.

Latin Patriarchate, the, 152.

Latins, their chapel in the Church of the Resurrection, 120;
their charitable institutions at Jerusalem, 278.

Lazarus (the beggar), fictitious site of his house, 142.

Lazarus, his tomb in Bethany, 202;
ruins of his convent and house there, 203.

Lepers, their houses and miserable appearance, 221.

"Lower City" of the Jebusites, its position, 22.

"Lower pool" of Isaiah, see Birket es-Sultan, Prince's Pool.

Lysimachus, his derivation of Hierosolyma, 2.

M.

Maccabees, the, recover the second Temple, 52.

Magdalene, Church of the, its history and remains, 148.

Mamillah, pool of, 5, 14;
identified as the "Upper pool," 241;
description of it, 251;
identified from the Bible, 252.

Manasseh, traces of his wall, 26.

Mariamne Tower, its supposed site, 28.

Mariti (Abbé), on the position of the three Crosses, 106;
on the arch of the Ecce Homo, 140.

Mark, S., traditional site of his house, 158.

Mary, S., of Egypt, Oratory of, 112.

Mary, S., the Virgin, tradition, &c. of her birth-place, 145, 6, 7;
Chapel of her Nativity, 150;
her tomb, 148;
erected by S. Helena, 170;
enquiries as to the Church built over it, 171;
its present state, 175;
site of her house on Sion, 219; Notes III. to XII. 308, 9.

Mary, S., the Great, ruins of Church of, 125;
its history, 128;
present state of its remains, 130.

Mary, S., the Less, Church of, its history, 129;
its present state, 130.

Mary, S., Gate of, 78.

Mary, Lady, Pool of the bath of, 7, 14, 167.

Masonry of east wall of Haram, 66;
Solomon's and Herod's compared, 67; Note V. 286.

Meah, tower of, its site, 27.

Measures, Hebrew, their relative value, Note II. 282.

Mekhemeh, or Mohammedan Court of Justice, 73.

Melchizedek, his residence according to S. Jerome, 1.

Milisendis, Queen, her Convent of S. Lazarus at Bethany, 203.

Millo of David, its probable site, 24.

Millo of Solomon, 25.

Mislin, M., his account of the so-called tomb of David, 212.

Mogarabins, the, gate and wall of, 72;
Mosque of, 85.

Mohammedan quarter of Jerusalem, 9.

Mohammedans, they capture Jerusalem, 57;
their number and position there, 11;
their charitable institutions, 277.

Mohammed's invisible bridge, its position and legend, 76.

Moloch, account of the worship of, Note XV. 309.

Monks dwelling in the Church of the Resurrection, remarks on, 122;
disputes among them, 124.

Monolith in the vaults of El-Aksa, 82;
this taken from the royal caverns, 227.

Montefiore, Sir M., his Hospice for Jews, 208.

Moriah, Mount, identified, 17, 18;
added to the city by Solomon, 24;
its site unquestionable, 41;
the author's opportunities of exploring it, 46;
its history, ib.;
its appearance changed by the Temple, 49;
fortified by Simon Maccabeus, 52;
proved to be the present Haram es-Sherîf, 59.

Mosaic work in the Dome of the Rock, 87; Note XXXVIII. 296.

Moses, chapel of, 99.

Mountains round Jerusalem, 4, 21;
within the city, 16.

Munk, on the Babylonish Captivity, Note VII. 291.

N.

Name of Jerusalem, its origin and meaning, 1.

Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, 2,
and Solomon's Temple, 50.

Neby Samwîl village, position of, 4; Note II. 281.

Nehemiah completes the rebuilding of Jerusalem, 3;
aspect of the city in his time, 27;
characteristics of his masonry, Note V. 285;
tradition attached to his well, 188.

"New City" of Josephus identified, 18.

Nicanor's Gate in the Temple, 54;
tradition regarding its doors, Note X. 292.

Nicodemus, his tomb, 119.

Nicoforus, Archimandrite, his agricultural improvements in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, 5, 208, 244.

Northern extent of Jerusalem examined, 39.

North Gate of Josephus, its site, 36.

O.

Offence, Mount of, its position indisputable, 21;
its present state, 189;
forms the third summit of Mount Olivet, 191.

Old Gate, its supposed site, 27.

Olivet, Mount, 4;
Panoramic view from its summit, 8, 16;
its position indisputable, 21;
its points of interest examined, 190;
its three summits, 191;
histories attached to these, 192.

Olive-tree, traditionary, to which our Saviour was bound, 156;
those remaining in the garden of Gethsemane, 178; Note XIII. 309.

Omar, Mosque of, built over the threshing-floor of Araunah, 57;
this proved by history, 58, 59; Notes XVI-XXIV. XXVI. 292-4;
see Dome of the Rock.

Omar, Mosque of, the octagonal monument so called, 81, 130; Note VI. 286.

Omar, remains of his boys' school and hospital, 153.

Onuphrius, chapel of, on the Hill of Evil Counsel, 206.

Ophel, the hill of 18;
its site identified, 21;
works of defence on, 25, 26.

Oratory near the Haram barrack, 75.

P.

Palace of the Council, its supposed site, 30;
of Dives, its fictitious site, 142;
of Herod Antipas, its site, 141.

Panorama of Jerusalem from Mount Olivet, 8.

Passages from the Holy Bible bearing on the statements in this work, 315.

Patriarch's Pool, 241.

Pelagia, S., her tomb on Mount Ascension, 197.

Peristerion, the supposed site of, 40.

Peter, S., Church of, 150.

Peter's, S. prison, traditional site of, 158

Peter, S. at the Cock-crow, ruins of Church of, 221.

Phasaëlus Tower, its supposed site, 28.

Pilate, conduit of, 14.

Pilgrims, the numbers of, visiting Jerusalem, 10;
their unseemly conduct at the Holy Sepulchre, 123;
the different communities of, at Jerusalem, 274.

Pilgrim's Pool, 7, 14;
account of it, and its traditions, 229.

Pisans, castle of the, 159;
Adrichomius' account of, Note VIII. 286.

Place of the Ashes, 50;
its probable position, 89, 91, 100.

Pompeius the Great captures the second Temple, 52.

Pools of Jerusalem, 14, 27.

"Pool that was made," the, (Birket es-Sultan), 27, 96.

Population of Jerusalem, 10;
compared with its size, 14;
at the time of Alexander the Great, 41;
exaggerated by Josephus, ib..

Postal system at Jerusalem, 264.

Potter's field, the site of, 206.

Prætorium, the, situated in the Antonia Tower, 55, 64;
its position identified, 137.

Prince's Pool, (Birket es-Sultan), 15, 96, 209.

Procopius, his account of the Basilica of Justinian, 78, 83.

Prophets, the tombs of, 198;
their authenticity considered, 199.

Proselytism at Jerusalem, its failure, 273, 4.

Protestants, their number in Jerusalem, 13.

Protestant Missions at Jerusalem, their ill success, 172;
their charitable institutions, 278.

Provisions, supply of, at Jerusalem, 264.

Prussian Mission-house at Jerusalem, 165.

Psephinus tower, its supposed site, 35.

Q.

Quarries used for the Temple and walls, 38; see Royal Caverns.

Quarries of red breccia, 243.

R.

Ramah identified with Neby Samwîl, Note II. 281.

Ramleh, its accommodation for travellers, 262.

Religious communities in Jerusalem, 10, 13.

Resurrection, Church of the, its history, 108;
its present dangerous condition, 110;
its exterior described, ib.;
its interior, 113;
the great Dome, 114;
state of the Monks living there, 122;
Pilgrims visiting it, 123;
account of its neighbourhood, 125; Notes III.-XIII. 299-304;
see Holy Sepulchre.

Retreat of the Apostles, see James, S. tomb of.

Road of the Capture, 182.

Robinson, Dr, his opinion of the Tyropœon disputed, 19.

Rock near the Haram barrack, site of the Tower Antonia, 59, 64.

Rock, the Sacred, description of, 87;
proved to be the site of the threshing-floor of Araunah, 88;
and the Altar of burnt-offerings, 89;
legends and traditions connected with it, Notes III. IV. XXXIX. XL. 291, 296.

Rogel, its supposed site, 188;
Fountain of, see Joab, Fountain of.

Roman Catholics, their number and position in Jerusalem, 12.

Roman inscription on El-Aksa gateway, 69.

Roman Walls, the characteristics of their masonry, Note V. 286.

Rossellane the Sultana, her munificence, 59;
description of her hospital, 151;
view from its roof, 152.

Royal Caverns of Josephus, their supposed site, 38;
description of them, 226.

Russia, her position in Jerusalem, 13.

Russians, their conventual buildings in Jerusalem, 13, 240;
their charitable institutions, 279.

S.

Sæwulf, his account of the Holy Places, Note V. 300.

Saladin's school, fragment of, 74;
his hospice, 127;
his generosity to the Christians, Note XXV. 294.

Salem and Jerusalem distinct places, 1.

Sanhedrim, hall of, in the Temple, 54.

Sanitary condition of Jerusalem, 9, 15, 261.

Saracenic buildings in Jerusalem, 153;
the characteristics of their masonry, Note V. 286.

Saviour, S. Church of, on Mount Sion, 220;
Convent of, 160.

Scala Sancta, the, in Via Dolorosa, 138.

Scopus, Mount, 4;
Note from Josephus upon, Note III. 281;
see Shafat.

Sea of Bronze, its dimensions, 49; Note VI. 291.

Sects, Christian, at Jerusalem, their animosity to each other, 269;
their property, &c. 270.

Sennacherib, spot of his encampment, 241.

Sepulchre, the Holy; see Holy Sepulchre.

Sepulchre, vertical, near the Tombs of the Kings, 236.

Sepulchres, Mount of the, 4, 205.

Serai, the, Minaret of, 75.

Serpents' pool, 241.

Sewer discovered near the Convent of the daughters of Sion, 62.

Sewers of Jerusalem, 15, 19.

Shafat, mountain of, 4;
its site identified, 22.

Shaveh, the valley of, 1.

Sheep-gate, its supposed site, 27.

Shefa, Bath of, 15, 16, 91.

Sheikh Jerrah, Arab building, 236.

Siloam, fountain of, its undoubted site, 31.

Siloam, gardens of, 4, 5.

Siloam, pool of, 8, 15;
its site identified, 8, 16;
reverence attached to it, 185;
its history, 186;
its present appearance, 187.

Siloam, village of, described, 189;
ancient Egyptian monument there, 190.

Simon the Cyrenian, spot of his meeting with Jesus in Via Dolorosa, 142.

Simon the Just, Tomb of, 237.

Simon the Pharisee, traditionary site of his house, 148, 9.

Sion gate, 7, 8.

Sion, Mount, 6, 16, 17;
excavations there, 23;
examination of it, 209;
the tomb of David, 210;
Tombs of the Jewish Kings, 215;
the Cœnaculum, 216;
the house of the Virgin, 219;
of Caiaphas, 220;
remains of antiquity found there, Note III. 284.

Slaughter, valley of, 22.

Society in Jerusalem, its present state, 268.

Soil of the environs of Jerusalem, 5.

Solomon, the Conduit of, 14;
his additions to the city of David, 24;
situation of his "Millo" and house, 25;
excavations in his pool, 31;
its present state, 187;
masonry of his wall described, 66; Note V. 285, XXVIII. 294;
traditional site of his throne, 76;
his hydraulic works at Jerusalem, 245, 6.

Solomon's Temple; see Temple.

Solyman the Magnificent restores the walls of Jerusalem, 6;
leaving their form unchanged, 44.

Sources of water supply of Jerusalem, 14.

Spring discovered near the Daughters of Sion Convent, 63;
great sensation caused by this, Note XXVII. 294.

Springs in Jerusalem, 257.

Stables of the Templars in the vaults of the Haram, 78.

Stairs from the city of David, site of, 27.

State of Jerusalem and its environs, 267.

Station of the first fall in Via Dolorosa, 141;
of the second, 143;
of the third, 144.

Stephen, S. gate of, 7.

Stephen, S. pretended site of his martyrdom, 168;
the genuine site on the north of the city, 223;
the Empress Eudoxia's Church there, 224.

Stone, the, of Unction, 114, 122.

Stones of largest size in Solomon's walls, Note XXVIII. 294.

Strato's Tower on Moriah, 52;
its site discovered, 62.

Streets of Jerusalem, 8, 10;
their present state, 266;
the principal ones enumerated, Note VI. 282.

Struthium pool, its supposed site, 64, 65.

Syrian Convent, the, 164.

Summary of the history of Jerusalem, 2.

---- chronological, of ditto, 311.

T.

Tacitus, his description of Jerusalem, Note X. 287.

Temple of Solomon, its site, 17;
stone quarries used for it, 38;
account of its building, 48;
its exact description impossible, ib.;
its ground plan, 49;
water supply necessary for its services, ib.;
its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, 50;
its position fixed by the Sacred Rock, 88;
Rabbinical plan of, 90;
the principal modern accounts of it, Note V. 291.

Temple, the Second, as rebuilt by Zerubbabel, 51;
its history, ib.;
taken by Antiochus Epiphanes, ib.;
recovered by the Maccabees, 52;
its subsequent history, ib.;
its height according to Josephus, 51; Note VIII. 291.

Temple, the third, as built by Herod the Great, 52;
its ground plan, ib.;
dimensions, 54;
the scene of our Saviour's ministry, 55;
its destruction by Titus, 56;
subsequent history of its site, 57;
various writers upon it, Note IX. 292.

Temple, dates of its burnings, Note XII. 292.

Terrace roofs in the East, Note XLII. 297.

Threshing-floors, ancient, description of, 47.

Throne of Solomon, its traditional site, 76.

Titus destroys Jerusalem and Herod's Temple, 3, 56;
the city at his time, 28;
his wall of circumvallation, 40;
the site of his head-quarters, 241.

Tomb of the Lord's Body; see Holy Sepulchre.

Tombs in the environs of Jerusalem, 5.

Tombs in the Valley of Jehoshaphat examined, 180;
conclusions regarding them, 184.

Tombs, Mount of the, 4, 205.

Tombs of the Judges, account of, 239.

Tombs of the Jewish Kings on Sion, 215.

Tombs of the Kings examined; the vestibule, 232;
the sepulchral chambers, 233;
controversies as to their origin and use, 235.

Tombs of the Latin Kings of Jerusalem, 113;
the inscriptions on them, Note XI. 303.

Tombs of the Prophets, 198;
their authenticity considered, 199.

Tophet in the Valley of Hinnom, 204;
probably the Hill of Evil Counsel, 21;
origin of the name, Note XV. 309.

Tradesmen of Jerusalem, their extortion, 264.

Traditions of the East, their unvarying character, Note IX. 286.

Travellers at Jerusalem, advice to, 263, 266.

Tree, traditionary, to which our Saviour was bound, 156.

Turks in Jerusalem, their numbers, 11;
their extortion, 273.

Tyre, William of, his account of the Mosque of Omar, 58; Note XVII. 292;
of the Church of the Resurrection, Note VI. 301.

Tyropœon, the, identified with the central valley, 19.

U.

"Upper Pool;" see Mamillah.

Uzza, garden of, its supposed site, 184.

V.

Valley Gate, its supposed site, 26, 27, 69.

Valleys round Jerusalem, 4;
within the city, 16, 19, 20, 62.

Vault, immense one discovered beneath the Convent of the Daughters of Sion, 61;
the supposed site of Strato's Tower, 62;
its purpose and architectural history, 77;
converted into stables for the Templars, 78.

Vaults under the site of Antonia Tower, 64; under El-Aksa, 81;
the mosque Abu Bekr, 84;
the tomb of David, the sepulchre of the Jewish Kings, 215.

Veronica, S. house of, in the Via Dolorosa, 143.

Via Dolorosa, 8, 9;
account of its fourteen stations, 135;
summary of the evidence of its identity, 144.

Virgin, Fountain of the, see Fountain.

Virgin, Tomb of, see Mary S.

Virgin's swoon, the, chapel of, in Via Dolorosa, 141.

Viri Galilæi, the north summit of Mount Olivet, 192.

W.

Walls of Jerusalem, now surrounding it, 6;
remains of that built by the Jebusites, 22;
by David, 23;
by Solomon, 24;
by Jotham and Hezekiah, 25;
by Manasseh, 26;
under Nehemiah, 27;
the Herods and Titus, 28;
the Agrippas, 35, 37;
the course of the first wall explored, 28;
of the second, 31;
of the third, 34;
the wall of Titus, 40;
of Solyman the Magnificent, 44;
their different architectural characteristics, Note V. 285;
the largest stones remaining in that of Solomon, Note XXVIII. 294.

Wandering Jew, the imaginary house of, in the Via Dolorosa, 143.

Water Gate, its supposed site, 27.

Water supply of Jerusalem, 14;
a good supply required for the Temple services, 49.

Waters of the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, 245;
inside the city, 257.

Wezn, or invisible balance, Mohammedan legend of, Note XLI. 296.

Willibrand of Oldenburg, his account of Christ's Tomb, 117.

Window of Judgment, its position and legend, 76.