HOW NEHEMIAH'S RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CITY OF DAVID REVEALS WHERE THE TEMPLE STOOD...

In Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah tells King Artaxerxes that his concern at Jerusalem is for "the citadel that pertains to the temple, the city wall, and the house I will occupy".
On arrival at Jerusalem and after a rest he ventures out on a reconnaissance at night (2:11-15) to assess the situation. The broken yellow line shows his path among the rubble. He exits the City of David (note that is the name he gives it in 12:37) via the Valley gate, proceeds in the direction of tthe Serpent Well (Ein Rogel--approximate position shown as XX), proceeds past the Fountain Gate and then up the Kidron Valley, viewing the wall. He then re-traces his steps and re-enters the city via the Valley Gate--see map above courtesy of Marilyn Sams. Following is an exceprt from my book THE TEMPLE QUEST... (see where to instantly purchase and download for reading on iPad, Kindle, Android and other devices, from your preferred provider below).

“As we can be certain of the extent of his reconnaissance—and since his concern, as he stated, was the citadel which pertains to the temple, and the reconnaissance included only the lower half of the City of David and its derelict walls and gates, our conclusion must be that the temple was within that defined area.”
(Excerpt from
The Temple Quest
IAN HEARD
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