former le siège, ' open the siège

, , esplanade : this is now an olive grovc, on the north side of thc city. The junction of Jérusalem with the level ground to the north and north-west allowed for its subséquent expansion in this direction.

9. la grotte de Jérémie, just a little north-east of the wall of

Hcrod. The spot where Jeremiah, the prophet, sat weeping.

, , les sépulcres des rois, to the west of the grove of Jeremiah.

Godfrey moved his camp farther eastward later.

., 15. la porte du couchant, more usually known as the gâte of

Jaffa, or BL-ihlcheni, looking north-west.

,, 18. vallée de Réphaïm, south-west of Jérusalem, so called after the Rephaïm, or giants, who inhabiled it. It is the southern part of the Gihon valley.

,, 19. piscine, lit. a 'fish-pond' ; hère signifies one of the large pools whose waters were said to be curative. The one mentioned hère is the Birket Mamilla probably, or the Birket es Sultan, 60 yards long and 30 yards broad.

,, 22. mont Sion, the south extremity of the city. Ra)-mond movcd in front of the Zion gâte.

,, 23. la pâque, the Passovcr, i.e. the Last Suppcr,