La terra e il libro; o, biblica illustrazioni disegnate da usi e costumi, le scene e paesaggi di Terra Santa . l,pertanto, non poteva essere estesa molto lontano a nord della città attuale. Quando le porte della antica Gerusalemme erano situati i uonot sapere, e quindi vorrei lasciare ad altri stationthem secondo le loro diverse teorie. La città attuale"^ha cinque porte: che presso la torre di Davide prende il nameof Jaffa o Betlemme, perché da esso le strade per thoseplaces partono; porta di Damasco a nord, St. Stephens sullato est; Bab el Mugharabeh, che conduce verso il basso per

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The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . l, therefore, could not have extended very far to the north ofthe present city. Where the gates of ancient Jerusalem were located I uonot know, and therefore I will leave it to others to stationthem according to their different theories. The present city»^has five gates: that at the Tower of David takes the nameof Jaffa or Bethlehem, because from it the roads to thoseplaces depart; Damascus Gate on the north, St. Stephens onthe east; Bab el Mugharabeh, leading down to Siloam, andthe Gate of Zion. Some of these have other names, but itis not necessary to charge the memory with manj^ titles for INTERIOR VIEW OF THE GOLDEN GATE. 473 the same things. There are also two or three old gates, uow walled up, as that of Ilerod on the northeast, and theGolden Gate, in the east wall of the Temple area. The ar-chitectuj-e of all these entranees to the lloly City is Sara-cenic, except the last, which is ancient, and the interior ofit ornamented with rich and elaborate carving in good Gre-cian style.. It will facilitate your study of Jerusalem to fix in yourmemory the names and direction of a few of the leadin^r 4:74 THE LAND AND THE BOOK.* thoroughfares of the city. The streets are, with rare excep-tions, short, narrow, and crooked. A few, however, are suf-ficiently long and important as thoroughfares to be put downon a chart. I prefer the plan of Mr. Williams, and we willuse his division of streets, and, to avoid confusion, his no-menclature also. There are only some half a dozen streetswhich are much frequented by travelers. 1. The Street of David, entering into Temple Street, whichdescends from Jaffa Gate, and crosses the Tyropean to theTemple area. 2. The Street of the Patriarch, leading north from DavidStreet to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 3. Via Dolorosa, which is a sort of eastern continuation ofthe Street of the Holy Sepulchre, and leads fin

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• booksubjectbible
• bookyear1874