My understanding is that it's more hyperbolic than that. There are gates around Jerusalem called "Eye of the Needle" (St Alexander Nevskys Church for instance,

My understanding is that it's more hyperbolic than that. There are gates around Jerusalem called "Eye of the Needle" (St Alexander Nevskys Church for instance, its supposedly the location of a 1st century city wall) and a man can barely fit through these himself. I could be totally wrong, of course. Maybe they started naming holes in dilapidated walls that to bring tourists/pilgrims. Did a quick google for pic examples; https://patmcinerney.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/the-church-of-saint-alexander-nevsky/ https://patmcinerney.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/the-church-of-...