Arculf, when questioned by me about the sepulchre of David, gave
us this answer saying: Seeking diligently I myself used to visit the
sepulchre of king David buried in the earth. It is in the centre of the
pavement of the church without any ornament superimposed. There is
a low stone coping around it, and it has a brightly shining lamp always
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placed above it. This church is erected outside the walls of the city in a
valley nearby which adjoins the hill of Bethlem on the northern side.