The Holy Land and Syria . , is the dark green pool Hezekiah made to sup-ply Jerusalem with water in case of siege, and beyond it,out of the jumble of buildings, shines the huge bronze domeerected over the spot where Christ was crucified. Nothalf a mile away on a plateau covering thirty-five acresis a big octagonal tower with a bulbous bronze is the Mosque of Omar which rises on the very siteof Solomons temple. At its left is the church built overthe Roman mosaic floor of the house of Pontius Pilate. Jerusalem lies in a nest of mountains. It is built onan irregular plateau with valley
The Holy Land and Syria . , is the dark green pool Hezekiah made to sup-ply Jerusalem with water in case of siege, and beyond it,out of the jumble of buildings, shines the huge bronze domeerected over the spot where Christ was crucified. Nothalf a mile away on a plateau covering thirty-five acresis a big octagonal tower with a bulbous bronze is the Mosque of Omar which rises on the very siteof Solomons temple. At its left is the church built overthe Roman mosaic floor of the house of Pontius Pilate. Jerusalem lies in a nest of mountains. It is built onan irregular plateau with valleys all about it and steephills rising straight up from these to the city and to thehigher hills on the opposite sides. The site of the cityruns over height and hollow, and was probably chosenfor the capital of Judea on account of the great gorgesabout it, by which it could be the more easily defendedagainst attack. Around the edge of the plateau is a wall about thirtyfeet high enclosing the Jerusalem of to-day. The wall 36.
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