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M. Eyni
Covering the evidence. To the left of the bottom of the door in this photo is a hewn rock ledge that, according to Kaufman, may have been part of a gateway leading to the Second Temple’s inner Court and part of the western wall of the First Temple. But the ledge can no longer be studied: In May 1978 a flagstone step was built over it, completely obscuring it (see photograph).