Gates of the Old City
The Eastern Gate (Golden Gate) is the only gate that provides direct access to the Temple Mount, and it is the only gate that has been sealed for hundreds of years by Muslims desiring to prevent the Jewish Messiah from entering the city.
Photo by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com.
| Damascus Gate | Herod’s Gate | ||
| Damascus Gate | |||
| Herod’s Gate |
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