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Damascus Gate ‎The pilgrims from Nazareth in all probability passed into Jerusalem through this gate, or through one occupying the same position. The Damascus gate (the Bab El Amud) is by far the handsomest and most striking of the five entrances into Jerusalem. At either side, on the inside of the gate, are very slender columns, above which is a pointed pediment bearing an inscription. The Damascus Gate, with its, towers, battlements, turrets, and projecting parapets on either side and above “the chamber over the gate,” presents an appearance both beautiful and imposing. According to the inscription, it was built, or at least restored, by Soliman in the year 944 of the Hegira (beginning June 10, 1537), and is a fine example of the architecture of the sixteenth century. The tower of the gate commands a magnificent view. On both sides of the entrance are some fine specimens of ancient work. The stones employed are evidently the fragments of ancient structures, which h...

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem ‎This photo shows a structure constructed long after Bible times, but tradition has it that Saul of Tarsus went through a gate near this one when he traveled to Damascus. Gates and walls protected principal cities throughout the ancient world, and much of the book of Nehemiah describes the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. Building city walls stopped only when modern cannons and aircraft made them obsolete. Solomon observes that a rich man thinks of his wealth as a wall protecting him ( Prov 18:11 ). ‎ Neh 2:13–17, Neh 6:15, Ps 122:7, Prov 18:11, Acts 9:1–2, Rev 21:12–14

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem ‎This photo shows a structure constructed long after Bible times, but tradition has it that Saul of Tarsus went through a gate near this one when he traveled to Damascus. Gates and walls protected principal cities throughout the ancient world, and much of the book of Nehemiah describes the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. Building city walls stopped only when modern cannons and aircraft made them obsolete. Solomon observes that a rich man thinks of his wealth as a wall protecting him ( Prov 18:11 ). ‎Neh 2:13–17, Neh 6:15, Ps 122:7, Prov 18:11, Acts 9:1–2, Rev 21:12–14