The Foundation Stone was the highest point in old Jerusalem .
The Rock constitutes the peak of this now hidden hill , which is also the highest in early biblical Jerusalem , looming over the City of David , and hence the Rock is one of the highest points of the Old CityThere is some controversy among secular scholars about equating Mount Moriah , the Temple Mount and the Foundation Stone as the location where events occurred according to the Biblical narrative ; but for Orthodox Jews at least , there is no doubt that all these events occurred in this area .
Foundation Stone