INDEX.
A.
Abraham, Mount Moriah the scene of his sacrifice, [46], [47].
Abraham, S., Greek Convent of, [111].
Absalom, his tomb examined, [181].
Abyssinians in Jerusalem, their number, [13].
Aceldama, description of, [206];
its curious legend tested, [207].
Acra, the hill of, identified, [17], [18], [20];
levelled under the Maccabees, [52].
Adam, Chapel of, [106], [113].
Adamnanus, his account of the Mosque of Omar, [58].
Adoration of the Cross, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, [122].
Ælia Capitolina, Jerusalem so named by Hadrian, [2], [3], [6], [43].
Agony, Chapel of the, [112];
Grotto of, [177], Note X. [309].
Agrippa's Walls, [35], [37], [41].
Altar in Chapel of the Crucifixion, [122].
Altar of burnt-offerings, its position and dimensions, [54];
its site proved to be on the Sacred Rock, [89];
the cisterns beneath it examined, [97].
See Araunah.
Americans, their wanton destruction of monuments, [233].
Amygdalon pool, probably Hezekiah's, [32];
identified from the Bible, [252];
the cisterns filled from it, [259].
Ananus, Monument of, its site, [40].
Angel, Chapel of the, in Holy Sepulchre, [116].
Angels, the Holy, Church of, [156].
Annas, the High Priest, traditionary site of his house, [156].
Ann, S., Church of, its present state, [144];
its history and vicissitudes, [145]; Notes II. III. [306].
Ann, S., pretended tomb of, [175].
Antiochus Epiphanes despoils the second temple, [51].
Antonia, tower of, [17], [18], [19], [55], [137];
its supposed site, [32];
its site in the N.W. angle of the Haram, [59], [64].
Antoninus of Piacenza, his account of Justinian's Basilica, [79]; Note XXXIV. [295].
Aqueduct from Etham, its skilful construction, [249];
subsequent history, [250].
Arabs, the number of, in Jerusalem, [11];
their position, [273].
Araunah, threshing-floor of, [24];
its history and description, [47];
cisterns beneath it, [47];
it survives the destruction of Solomon's temple, [50];
Mosque built over it by Omar, [57];
identical with the Sacred Rock, [88];
and the Altar of burnt-offerings, [89];
cisterns beneath it examined, [97]; Notes IV. [291], and XVI. [292].
Arch of the Ecce Homo investigated, [60], [140], Note I. [306].
Arch, remarkable fragment of one, in S.W. angle of the Haram, [70].
Arculf, his account of Christ's Tomb, [116];
his description of the Holy places, Note IV. [299].
Armenians, their numbers and position in Jerusalem, [12];
their Convents, [16], [164];
their prospects, [162];
their charitable institutions, [278].
Ascension, the Mount of, its site on the Mount of Olives, [191];
grand panorama from its summit, [193];
its traditionary spots examined, [194];
successive Churches built upon it, ib.;
the present Mosque, [196];
Tomb of S. Pelagia, [197].
B.
Babylas, S., ruins of Church of, [242].
Baris Castle on Moriah, [52];
restored as Antonia Tower by Herod, [55];
pontifical robes kept in it, Note XI. [292].
Barrack in the Haram, [20];
the rock near it the site of Antonia Tower, [59], [64].
Bathsheba, traditionary pool of, [259].
Bazaar of the Haram gate, [54].
Bazaars of Jerusalem, [78].
Benjamin, high gate of, its doubtful site, [26].
Bethany, its site incontestable, [200];
proofs of this, [201];
Tomb and house of Lazarus there, [202].
Bethesda, pool of, [15], [20], [59];
its history and present state, [65];
its connection with the temple sacrifices, [92];
its masonry examined, [260].
Bethphage, site of, [199].
Bethsura, fortress of, [22].
Betrayal, the, traditionary site of, [179].
Bezetha, position of, [18].
Bible, the Holy, passages from it bearing upon the statements in this work, [315].
Bird of Solomon, [86];
legend of, Note XXXVII. [296].
Bir Eyub, see Joab, well of.
Birket es-Sultan (Prince's pool), [15];
account of, [96], [209].
Bishops of Jerusalem, list of, Note II. [297].
Bordeaux, Pilgrim of, his description of Jerusalem, Note XI. [287].
Breydenbach, his account of Christ's Tomb, [117].
Bridge between Moriah and Sion, [70];
supposed site of that mentioned by Josephus, [71], [74].
Bridge (invisible), of Mohammed, its position and legend, [76].
Broad wall, its supposed site, [27].
Buildings, modern, in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, [5].
Buildings of Saracenic period in Jerusalem, [153].
Burial-places of Kings of Judah, Note XVI. [310].
C.
Cadytis of Herodotus, possibly Jerusalem, [2].
Caiaphas, site of his house on Sion, [220].
Calvary, Chapel of the, [105].
Calvary, position of, [103];
its site questionable, [105];
its present appearance, [122].
Camp of the Assyrians, its site, [40].
Caverns, the Royal, account of, [226];
method of quarrying them, [227];
danger in exploring them, [228].
Chamber of the Cradle of Jesus, [77].
Chosroes II. destroys the Basilica of Constantine, [108].
Christ, His Tomb described, [116].
Christian quarter of Jerusalem, [9].
Chronological summary of the history of Jerusalem, [311].
Cistern beneath the supposed site of Eudoxia's Church, [169].
Cisterns for water and grain described, [47];
their necessity for the Temple services, [49];
they survive the destruction of Solomon's temple, [50];
examination of those beneath the Haram, [90];
conclusions drawn from this, [100];
their number in Jerusalem, [261].
Climate of Jerusalem, [10].
Cœnaculum, traditions connected with it, [216];
the buildings on its site, [217];
its present state, [219]; Note XVII. [310].
Coins found in the Kidron, [170].
Column, gate of the, [6].
See Damascus gate.
Columns of proof, [81].
Commerce of Jerusalem, [265].
Constantine the Great destroys the Temple of Jupiter on the site of the Temple, [57];
his Basilica on the true site of the Holy Sepulchre, [105];
description of, by Eusebius, Note III. [297];
destruction of this by Chosroes II. [108].
Constantine, S., Greek Convent of, [12], [111], [163].
Copts, their numbers in Jerusalem, [13];
their Convent, [126], [165];
their charitable institutions, [269].
Corner-gate, its supposed site, [21].
Cotton Merchants' gate, [74].
Court of the Gentiles in the Temple, [53].
Court of the Israelites, or Priests, [54].
Cradle of Jesus, Chamber containing it, [77].
Crassus plunders the Second Temple, [52].
Crosses on Calvary, their probable position, [106].
Cross, Invention of the, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, [121].
Cross, S., Greek Convent of, its history and traditions, [242];
the Church described, [243], Note III. [306].
Crucifixion, Chapel of, in the Church of the Resurrection, [122].
Crusaders, their works at Jerusalem, [43];
they consecrate the Mosque of Omar as a Christian church, [59];
their various positions during the siege of Jerusalem, [241];
the architectural characteristics of their walls, Note V. [286].
Cubit measure, its relative value, Note II. [282].
Cyril, S., on the Tomb of Christ, [118].
Cyrus permits the rebuilding of the Temple, [50].
D.
Damascus Gate, [6], [8], [15], [36];
Cufic inscription on it, [223].
Daughters of Sion, Convent of, excavations beneath it, [60];
discovery of a spring there, [63];
its course traced, [258];
the Convent described, [162].
David, the Castle of, [6];
its present state, [159].
David, the City of, identified from Josephus, [16];
its wall discovered, [23].
David, King, his purchase of the threshing floor of Araunah, [46];
his hydraulic works at Jerusalem, [245];
the architectural characteristics of his walls, Note V. [285];
traditionary site of his judgement-seat, [86], Note XXXVI. [295].
David, Millo of, its site discussed, [23]-[25].
David, Sepulchres of, their site, [27].
David, street of, [9], [15].
David, street of the Castle of, [16].
David, the Tomb of, the authenticity of its site proved, [210];
the sarcophagus fictitious, [214];
the vault near it the probable Sepulchre of the Jewish Kings, [215].
Dead Sea, where visible from Jerusalem, [35].
Dervishes, various orders of, at Jerusalem, [165].
Dives, Palace of, fictitious site of, [142].
Divisions of Jerusalem, [8].
Dome of the Holy Sepulchre, [114].
Dome of the Rock, its position on Moriah, [45];
date of its erection, [58];
detailed description of, [85];
the cisterns beneath it examined, [97];
see Omar, Mosque of, Rock, the Sacred.
Dragon Well, its supposed site, [27].
Drainage system of Jerusalem, its divisions, Note I. [281].
Dung Gate, the, [7], [15], [27];
false tradition concerning it, [70], Note XXXI. [295].