Separated from Akra by a valley which the Asmoneans partially filled up is the Hill Bezetha, a long, irregular ridge running north by west from the Temple area. On the east it rises abruptly from the Valley of Jehoshaphat, on the south it is separated from Mount Moriah by a deep fosse, while on the north it has been cut into two parts by a broad and deep excavation. When carefully compared, the two parts exactly correspond. The north wall of the city crosses the southern half of this ridge, and in the face of the opposite section is the famous Grotto of Jeremiah. It was to inclose this entire hill, then extending 1000 yards north and south, and from 500 to 1000 east and west, that Herod Agrippa built the third wall of ancient Jerusalem. Up to that time it was the suburb of the city, and, though the last of the five hills to become inhabited, it ultimately became the most populous, receiving as its name Bezetha――“The New City.” It is now the Moslem quarter of the town. On the traditional site of Herod’s palace stands the Mosque of the Dervishes. True to their low conceptions of architecture, the Mohammedan dwellings are destitute of taste and design. On the northeast corner of this ridge there is a large area devoted to pasturage, where the pasha’s elegant horses are kept. Not far from St. Stephen’s Gate is the Gothic Church of St. Anne, recently presented to the Emperor of the French by the Sultan for services rendered during the Crimean War. It has been repaired by order of its new proprietor, and around it the Latins are erecting a nunnery for the “Sisters of the Sacred Heart.” CHAPTER III. Mount Moriah. ―― Site of Solomon’s Temple. ―― Surrounding Walls. ―― Great Fosse. ―― Pasha’s Palace. ―― Council Chamber of the Jewish Sanhedrim. ―― Jews’ Place of Wailing. ―― Their cruel Treatment. ―― Scene on Friday Afternoon. ―― Mournful Spectacle. ―― High-priest. ―― Prophecy fulfilled. ―― Solomon’s Bridge. ―― Its Antiquity. ―― Temple Area. ―― Tower of Antonia. ―― Shrines within the Inclosure. ―― Imposing View. ―― Dome of the Chain. ―― Mosque of Omar. ―― Its grand Exterior. ―― Its History. ―― Its Portals. ―― Its magnificent Interior. ―― Sacred Rock within the Mosque. ―― Traditions. ―― Scene of the Offering of Isaac and of other Scriptural Events. ―― Mosque of El-Aksa. ―― Its Interior and History. ―― Solomon’s subterranean Passageway. ―― Extraordinary Workmanship. ―― Mosque of Jesus. ―― Solomon’s great Vaults. ―― They reflect his Genius. ―― Evidence of their Antiquity. ―― Solomon’s great Lake beneath his Temple. ―― His Work. ―― Vicissitudes of Mount Moriah.