The north wall of Nehemiah chapter 3 and 12.

North wall of Solomon's and Nehemiah's Temple Mount was buried by Herod's expansion to the north.

Herod's expansion to the north covered over the gates and most of their stones seen and built in Nehemiah's time.

John 5:2 mentions another Sheep Gate in the north wall of Herod's New Testament Temple Mount and says it was near the Pool of Bethesda. This pool is labeled on this image.

The location of some of the houses and the Miphkad Gate in the east wall of Nehemiah's city wall built outside the east wall of the Temple Mount

The Sheep Gate of Nehemiah 3 was buried by Herod's expansion, but became a cistern with a cistern wellhead still visible and used on the Temple Mount today. This cistern head leads down to the Sheep Gate and its underground passageway from the days of Nehemiah.

The cistern wellhead that accesses the water in Neheiah's buried Sheep Gate.

This Sheep Gate became known as the Tadi Gate.

This is a portion of the survey diagram made by Warren for his 1865 book showing the north side of the Temple Mount. The underground chamber, passageway and tunnel for the Sheep Gate covered by Herod's expansion were found, measured and explored by Warren who then marked them on his survey map.

Solomon's original square platform surrounded by Herod's expanded platform extending the north, west and south which covered the locations of Nehemiah's Gates on the northside.

The Tower of Hananeel was in the northwest corner of Nehemiah's Temple Mount. Cuts in the bedrock can be seen just north of the stones from Solomon's west temple mount wall that is seen in the photo below.

The Tower of Hananeel was buried by Herod's northern expansion of the Temple Mount. Herod replaced the Tower of Hananeel with a "tower" of his own to serve the same purpose as the Old Testament Tower of Hananeel when he built Fort Antonia in the same location, just further to the north on the bedrock that continued to rise as Mount Moriah continued north. This bedrock can still be seen today in the northwest corner of the Temple Mount.

Details of the northwest side of Nehemiah's wall.

Details of the southwest section of Nehemiah's walls

The water from the Gihon Springs flows through Hezekiah's tunnel and emerges from inside this arched opening. This could have been the flow of water Nehemiah called the Dragon Springs in Nehemiah 2.

Pool of Siloam

The south side of the city where Nehemiah traveled in Nehemiah 2 during his night time inspection. Nehemiah would have traveled along the Central Valley until it met the Hinnom Valley that joined the Kidron Valley on the east side of the city. Nehemiah then headed north along the wall above the Kidron Valley until he came to the collapsed terraces below the City of David. At that point Nehemiah continued north away from the walls out in the Kidron Valley.

Looking up at the southside of Jerusalem from the Hinnom Valley at the general location of the Dung Gate in Nehemiah's day.

View of the city of Jerusalem looking north from the south side of the city today. The walls that Nehemiah rebuilt are roughly outlined in red.

Details of the southside of Nehemiah's city walls.

Example of tombs in the Hinnom Valley. Nehemiah referred to the tombs or sepulchers of his fathers and to the Tombs of David.

Details of the southeast side of Nehemiah's city walls of Jerusalem.

Looking down from the top of the Stepped Stone Structure and on top of the stones of Nehemiah's rebuilt (but, smaller) city walls on the east side. From here it is clear how steep the drop into the Kidron Valley. In the Old Testament the city was expanded by creating living space below along this drop by creating flat living space by building retaining walls and terraces.

In 586 the terraces began to collapse leaving piles of rubble that Nehemiah could not pass through. Recently this area has been excavated revealing many great finds from the days of the Babylonian destruction of 586 BC and before.

The Gihon Springs are located low in the Kidron Valley below the Stepped Stone Structure. Water flows from here into Hezekiah's Tunnel that is cut under the City of David. In the Old Testament and before David took the city the water would also flow in open channels south along the Kidron Valley and water the gardens along the east side of this city.

Looking down at the location of the Gihon Springs in the Kidron Valley.

View of east side of Jerusalem and City of David from the Mount of Olives. Looking over the Kidron Valley the Stepped Stone Structure (Jebusite Wall or Terrace) is seen with the rebuilt stones of Nehemiah's time outlined in red. The fortress that David took from the Jebusites sat on top the Stepped Stone Structure. David made this his stronghold, or fortress, and built his palace next to it on the north (or, right) side. The collapsed terraces that Nehemiah had to go around in Nehemiah chapter 2 are at the bottom below the stepped stone structure and along the slope of the city and in the Kidron Valley going south (left)

East wall of Jerusalem and the location of Nehemiah's builders in Nehemiah 3.

The location of the Second Palace or the Upper House was likely Solomon's Palace and court.

Crusaders Horse Gate, or today's Single Gate, in the southern wall of the Temple Mount leading under the Temple Mount into "Solomon's Stables", a place the Crusaders kept their horses. It is near Nehemiah's Horse Gate in the Eastern Wall

East wall of the Temple Mount today and the east wall of the Old City Jerusalem today. The East Gate is seen here and it sets directly above the East Gate of the Temple Mount of Nehemiah's day. The city wall that Nehemiah rebuilt would be further to the east of this east wall.

Walking on the wall of Jerusalem as in Nehemiah 12.

 

Looking down from the east wall of Jerusalem to see the north entrance to the Temple Mount in the north wall of the Temple Mount today.

Galyn standing on the wall of Jerusalem today looking over the wall to the outside of the city. (Nehemiah 12)

Room to walk along the wall of Jerusalem as they did in Nehemiah 12.

Standing on the east wall of Jerusalem looking south.
The Kidron Valley is to the left of this photo.
The Dome of the Rock sets where the Jewish Temple stood on the right side (west side) of the photo.