An early coloured book plate showing Crusader Knights breaking down one of the gates of Jerusalem. The Eight Gates were Lion's Gate,Herod's Gate, Damascus Gate, New Gate, Jaffa Gate, Dung Gate, Golden Gate and Stephen's Gate. (The 'Beautiful Gate' and 'Car Gate' are also mentioned). A Bible prophesy said there would be 12 gates, one for each tribe of Israel (gates of Simeon, Joseph, and Reuben etc)

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