. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . s) valley, and con-sequently, as to the position of Acra (Gr.■Akra). Rev. J. P. Thompson, D. D. (inKitto) enumerates seven theories :—(1.) Akrais the ridge between the Jaffa and Damascusgates, the principal Christian quarter of themodern city (Reland, Von Raumer, Robinson,Stanley, &c.). The Tyropoeon then began atthe Jaffa gate. (2.) Akra is N. of the Haramarea, and contiguous to it, and E. of thevalley that runs S. from the Damascus gate,which then becomes the Tyropoeon: Zionthus extended N. so as to embrace in wholeor in part the ridge which is the
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . s) valley, and con-sequently, as to the position of Acra (Gr.■Akra). Rev. J. P. Thompson, D. D. (inKitto) enumerates seven theories :—(1.) Akrais the ridge between the Jaffa and Damascusgates, the principal Christian quarter of themodern city (Reland, Von Raumer, Robinson,Stanley, &c.). The Tyropoeon then began atthe Jaffa gate. (2.) Akra is N. of the Haramarea, and contiguous to it, and E. of thevalley that runs S. from the Damascus gate,which then becomes the Tyropoeon: Zionthus extended N. so as to embrace in wholeor in part the ridge which is the Akra of No. 1,and includes the whole of the Chrstian, Ar-menian, aad Jewish quarters, while Akra lieswholly in the Mohammedan quarter of mod-ern Jerusalem (Putter, Schwartz). (3.) Akra,as in No. 2, = the hill of the Mohammedanquarter; but Zion is not extended N. so as tostand face to face with it (Williams, SmithsDiet, of Geoff.). (4.) Akra was the portion(tor*. i^J ^l^^-^; t•P^h,, of the Haram esh-Sherif not occupied by the. 462 JER JER Temple (Schultz, Krafft). (5.) Akra was the ridge the Temple area and E. of Zion, commonly knownas Ophel (Prof. Justus Olshausen). (6.) Akra wasthe lower E. portion of the hill commonly knownas Zion, i. e. Akra — the Jewish quarter, and Zion= the Armenian quarter (Dr. Titus Tobler). (7.)Akra is the entire ridge of the Haram (Thrupp).Thrupp and Fergusson agree that the Temple-hillwas the ancient Zion, the city of David. The firstand second of the above theories (so Dr. Thomp-son) appear the most tenable.—§ 6. Fergusson regards the assertions of Josephusthat three millions were collected in Jerusalem atthe Passover; that a million of people perished inthe siege; that 100,000 escaped, &c, as greatly ex-aggerated. Mr. Fergusson estimates that the popu-lation of Jerusalem, in its days of greatest pros-perity, may have amounted to from 80,000 to 45,000souls, but could hardly ever have reached 50,000;and that there
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