Table of Contents

The Temple: Its Ministry and Services
Alfred Edersheim

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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