The Site Of Solomon's Temple Discovered.

M 0 DEBH INCLOSHBE . Feet . Haram Western wall ... - 159077 „ . Eastern „ ... 153021 „ Northern „ - 1045-74 „ Southern „ ... 923-15 SECOND TEMPLE INCLOSURE . East wall ... - 73 S-52

North „ ... - 73 S-52 South „ .... 738-52 West „ ... - 94974 South-east angle to centre of triple gate ; east half length of wall - - 302-79 Centre of triple gate to west of double gate ; vrest half length of wall - 302-79 TOAVEK LYING OUT

. North side .... 184 ' 64 South „ 1 S 4 . 64 East „ - - - - 103 . 39 South Avail without tower - 420-94 Total length of south wall - G 05 58 Total length inclosed by wall - 590-82

HESOD ' S IHCiOSURE . Western wall - - - 1533-17 Eastern „ - 1220-04 Northern ,, - - - - 923-15 Southern ,, - - - - 923-15 Length of north-west cloister - 324-95 Width of north-west cloister - 32-49 AVidth of Antonia Fortress - 59-08

Length of Antonia Fortress - 59 08 Total length of western wall - 1533-17 Southwest angle from south side of Antonia - - - 1308-66 Searpe rock north of Antonia - 351 ' 54 Ditch between scarp and wall - > 57 6 i Space between Antonia and north wall - 100-44

Space between Antonia and Temple Area - 100-44 Height of rock and scarp of Antonia - 73-85 Width of scarp - 32-49 Length of scarp - 124-07 COURT OF GSKTILES . East wall - 827-14

North „ 782-83 South „ 7 S 5 S 3 Width of court - - - 44-31 No Avest side of court . THE SAKHRA IN CEHTKE OF TEMPLE AEEA . Centre from North side of area - - 413-57 South 4157

„ ,, „ . „ - - E' „ „ East „ „ - - 413-57 „ „ West wall of enclosure - 362-26 „ „ South ,, „ - 794-65 BetAveen Temple Courts and south wall 3 SV 07

IDENTIFICATION OP NUMEROUS SITES . Mr . BesAviek has extended his researches beyond the site of the Temple ; he has traced rTehemiah's builders from end to end of the great wall , and has identified the sites of the gates and towers enumerated in the narrative of that patriotic leader ( rATebemiah iii . ) , including the Sheep-gate , Corner-gate , Ksh-gate ,

Valleygate , Dung-gate ; also the ToAvers of Meah , Hananeel , Furnaces , Siloam , and the Great Tower Avhich lieth out from the King ' s house . But the most important identifiction is the site of David ' s sepulchre . Mr . Beswick proposes to publish a work in Avhich these subjects are discussed

separately . The rook was found to be scarped and cut down -where it had cropped up too high , so as to reduce it to the required level of either platform , or steps . This is especially the case at the northern end of the mosque platform , and for a short distance at the southern end near the Cup , and at the same distance from the Sakhra

in both cases . The direction and location of the sides of the courts , as laid down in this p lan Avhen traced on the Ordnance Map of the Haram , led at once to the means of identifying a number of important sites , and furnished a satisfactory reason for the existence and location of

many rock-cut structures and scrapings Avhich have baffled all attempts at explanation . The two cruciform tanks , Nos , 6 and 36 , in the Ordnance Survey Map , fall into their proper place , and become the two gates or entrances , for male and female , from the Court of Gentiles to the

Court of Israel , the smaller cruciform tank , No . 6 , being to the east of the larger entrance , and in the proper p lace for the Avomen to enter the women ' s court , with their entrances to the south , as the case required .

The Jews' Wailing Place also falls into position Avith the rest . The outer Avail of the Old Temple Area under Solomon , if prolonged , would strike the very gate-Avay to the Wailing Place , and the . outer wall of the Court of Gentiles Avould cut the

Wailing Place into tAvo equal parts of 30 eubits = 44 , 31134 feet each length . Doubtless the old Jews Avho selected this spot as the Wailing Place knew something of the location of the Temple Courts , for it could hardly have been lost to the Jews of those

times , in Avhose memories every vestige would be cherished and held as a landmark by which to identify the limits and site of that Temple whose history has filled the Avorld Avith its glory and renoAvn . It is impossible to foresee the important changes in Biblical literature which must necessaril y grow out of this dkcoverv .