Page:History of Art in Sardinia, Judæa, Syria and Asia Minor Vol 1.djvu/207

Materials used in the Wall of the Enclosure. 189 If, as seems probable, the Sakhra has replaced the cistern of Araunah's threshing-floor, then the haram should be placed between it and close to the western wall, whilst the space between the sanctuary and the west wall would be taken up by the courts and the gates. This would be, however, an inquiry of secondary interest, when compared with the restoration we propose to make of the temple of Solomon ; not only with the additions it received under the following kings of Judah, but more especially as it was conceived by the prophets of the exile, notably in the vision of Ezekiel. present mosque, Kubbet-es-Sakhra is, as near as possible, equi-distant from the north and south side of the present area. But if the space taken up by the Antonia or Baris Tower were admitted, then the site of the sanctuary would be found to correspond with Jewish tradition {Le Temple, p. 21, note 6; upon Middoth, ii. 1).