elevation of jerusalem Summary and Overview

THE ELEVATION OF JERUSALEM The elevation of various points above the Mediterranean, as given by the British Survey, is as follows: Mount Scopus, 2715 feet; Viri Galilaei, 2682 feet; Mount of Olives, 2665 feet; Mount of Offence, 2409 feet; Hill of Evil Counsel, 2552 feet; Mount Moriah, 2440 feet; Mount Zion, 2550 feet; Castle of Goliath (highest point within the city), 2581 feet; Valley of the Kedron, 2190 feet; the general level of the city, 2610 feet; the hill Ophel, at the triple gate, was 300 feet above the Pool of Siloam. The topography of Jerusalem will be more fully treated toward the close of this article. See Topography of Jerusalem