Edward Robinson (scholar)
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Edward Robinson was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine, the first major work in biblical geography and biblical archaeology, which earned him the
Edward Robinson
Robinson's Arch, on the south-western flank of the Temple Mount, once supported a staircase which led to the temple
Robinson's Arch
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Robinson's Arch was a monumental staircase carried by an unusually wide stone arch, which once stood at the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount. It was built as part of the expansion of the Second
Edward Robinson (scholar)
…of biblical archaeology, and he influenced much of future archaeological field work. Examples of his finds in Jerusalem include the Siloam tunnel and Robinson's Arch in the Old City; the latter was named in his honor. The two men returned to Ottoman Palestine in 1852 for further investigations. In 1856, the enlarged…
Remains of Robinson's Arch above the Herodian street
Proposed reconstruction of Robinson's Arch
Modern view from a similar angle, showing the Western Wall on the left side of the picture and Robinson's Arch on the right
The writing on Robinson's Arch on the western side of the Temple-Mount.