Room 39 ~ The Shushan Gate, a hidden
gateway mentioned in the
Mishna
Exhibit 39a- Tombs of the Mercy Gate. In ages
past there was a great epidemic in Jerusalem. Many Moslems died and they
were buried in a mass grave in front of the Mercy Gate. Over the years,
the bodies decomposed and compressed. This created a cavern underground in
the cemetery. Very few people knew of this secret cavern. When the Moslems
heard of the cavern, they filled it in with trash and debris.
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Exhibit 39b- The Cavern. Very few photos were taken inside this
small cavern. In the back against the wall, you can see the upper portion
on an arch.
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Exhibit 39c- The Shushan Gate. The arch in the wall is the
upper portion of the Temple's Shushan Gate.
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