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NEHEMIAH'S SOUTH WALL, ACCORDING TO GEORGE ST CLAIR.
The contour lines represent successive steps of ten feet. The height at the Triple Gate
is 2379 feet.
REFERENCE.
Suggested line of wall — — —
1 Valley gate.
2 Dung gate.
3 Fountain gate.
4 King's pool.
5 Wall of Pool of Shelah.
6 King's Gardens.
7 Stairs of the City of David.
8 Sepulchres of David.
9 The Pool that was made.
10 House of the mighty.
11 Turning of the wall.
12 The Armoury.
13 Turning of the wall.
14 House of Eliashib.
15 Turning of the wall.
16 The Corner.
17 Turning of the wall.
18 Tower at King's house. (Tower that standeth out.)
19 Water gate.
20 Tower that lieth out.
21 Great Tower that lieth out.
22 Wall of Ophel.
23 Horse gate.
24 Houses of priests.
25 Gate Miphkad.
26 Ascent of the corner.
27 Going up of the wall.
28 House of David.
29 Gate between two walls.
30 Gate of the Guard (2 Kings. xi. 19).
31 Gate of the Guard (Neh. xii. 39).