height of Temple

>In daf yomi the mishna states that the lights from simcha bet hashoeva lit
>the whole town. Rashi explains because the temple mount is high and it was
>lit 50 amot high and the eastern was short.

According to my Magid Shiur, this is one of the proofs that the main
part of the City of Jerusalem was located to the East, i.e. on Har
Hazetim.

- Danny
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