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Bab al-Asbat (Tribes gate)
Bab al- Asbät has been called as Tribes Gate. The reason why it is called the Tribes Gate refers to the Israelites who left Egypt and came to Jerusalem Beytulmakdis to find the promised land. Also, St. Stephen's Gate is The Christian name of the gate. It is located to the east of the short northern side of the al-Aqsa enclave. Behind the gate, there is also a road as the lions' gate in the old city. The Tribes Gate according to what is told, it is known that the tribes of the Israelites entered Beytulmakdis in different periods under the leadership of the Prophet David, the prophet Yusuf and the Prophet Moses.also “the name might have been affected by the eschatological temple gates called after the Tribes of Israel”. Namely, After the defeat of Talut, an army including Prophet David the Israelites conquered Jerusalem in 1000 BC and entered through this gate, besides it is said that when the Prophet Moses and his people migrated from Egypt to Beytulmakdis, they entered the city through this gate. The Asbät Gate is also known as Kadis Stefanos or Sitti Mary Gate. Also, it is claimed that there have pieces according to the Christian religion. Namely, “Protomartyr”, who was accepted as the first Christian martyr, was martyred near this door and it has been claimed to be the home of the mother Mary on the right side of the door. Furthermore, according to Nasir, the Gate called the Gate of Birkat Bani Israel which is located northernmost.

History
Asbät gate is one of the important ancient gates and the gate names had been given by Ibn al Fakih and Ibn Abd' Rabbih two earliest authorities. The Asbät gate was first built by the Mamluk Ruler Bybars.

Later, the door was renewed by Sultan Süleyman I during the Ottoman period. According to a legend, Sultan Suleyman I, who had a bad dream, is claimed to have started to renew the walls of Jerusalem Beytulmakdis after this dream.

Architecture
The Asbät gate is located on the northern wall of the Haram al-Sharif and it is in the double gateway also, it is almost directly opposite Ahwab Mihrab Mariam. The entrance to the gate is impressively decorated. There has the single opening of a semicircular arch with a distinctive 45-degree chamfer and segmental inner arch at the part of the gate that has reached the present time, also the masonry of the wall shows that there are two gates because  1.20 meters of the gate wall reaches to the west side. According to Ratrout, the Early Muslim architecture of Bab al-Asbät and its dimension coincide with those of Bab al-Hashmi. Besides, Bab al-Asbät is 2.81-meter in the width of the doorway, 3.30- meter in the width of the inner threshold of the doorway, and 4.30-meter in height of its arch.