It is also worth observing that Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, ascribes the building of the eastern temple enclosure wall to Solomon or his direct, pre-Exilic descendants; The Jewish Wars (V, V, 1, 184–189), as well as Antiquities of the Jews (VIII, III, 9, secs. 95–98; XV, XI, 3, secs. 397–402; XX, IX, 7, sec. 221).