from the foot of the Temple Mount—hence flowing, as it were, from the Temple itself—has a similar meaning (cf. Isa. 8:6; John 9:7). I should point out that the entrance of the Temple faces east, where the sun rises, and thus points to the origin of life. Whoever enters the Temple turns his back to the east and proceeds to the west, the country where the sun sets, the region of death. Among many peoples, houses face west so that those who enter turn toward life and the light. In many countries only