Jerusalem Old City North Wall bedrock 5

On the northern side of Jerusalem’s Old City, it’s easy to see the bedrock. When Abram first saw this area, there was no city of any size, and the rocky hills formed something of a crescent. As Jerusalem appeared, grew and repeatedly changed, stone masons used rock from these same hills to build the walls, streets, buildings and the Temple itself. The landscape of Jerusalem, therefore, has gotten lower in places. Abandoned quarries can be found on all sides of today’s Old City, and even in areas of modern Jerusalem.