Brave men, noble men were those Jews, who, as soon as the scheme was laid before them, cried, 'Let us arise and build;' and who not only responded by word of mouth, but who at once set to work to do what they had promised.
Let us take a walk round the walls of Jerusalem and watch the builders at work.

We will begin where they began, ver.

1, at the Sheep Gate on the east side of the city.

As we stand by the gate we see beneath us the Kedron valley, and beyond it the slopes of the Mount of Olives.

Close by us, but inside the city, is the sheep-market, where the sheep and lambs are sold to those who wish to sacrifice in the temple, and near this market is the pool where the sheep are washed before being led up into the temple courts.