The Height of Har Habayis

   The Gemara in Zevachim (54b) says that the Beis Hamikdash is higher than the whole Eretz Yisroel, except for Ein Eitam, which is twenty-three amos higher than the Azarah. However, there is a problem, because nowadays, the top of Har Habayis is 744 meters (2440 feet) above sea level, but all the mountains around it, like Har Hazeisim and Har Tziyon, are higher than that! Also, Ein Eitam, (as said in a previous post,) is 830 meters (2725 feet) above sea level, which is much more than twenty-three amos higher!

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