These steps led up from the WomenÕs Court to the Court (which was higher by 7.5 cubits) * . The steps also served as a platform upon which the Levites played numerous musical instruments during the Simchat Beit Hashoeva celebrations (harps, cymbals, trumpets, etc.).  The Nikanor Gate
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