Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29


The palace Of Solomon. where ba reca,ved the
queen OF Sheba. is building concerning which
great interest is naturally felt 1t was "built of
the cedars OF Lebanon" When the stories of Her.
ods palace are unearthed 1t Is not improbable that
beneath these may be found the cedars Of Solo
aon puiiung' Tor IN those times they had a habit
q building on the ruins Of their predecessors
notable instance OF Biblical site Of extraor.
binary interest from which investigators are en-
tirely excluded Is the tomb of Abraham and The
hebrew patriarchs at Hebron In Palestine II was
here that Abraham. the forefather Of all the Israel
ties dwelt with his family. the book of Genesis
tells,us. -
Before be died Abraham bought the cave Of
Machpeiah from Ephfon the Hittite as burial 4
place for himself and his family Genesis III. The
site OF the cave OF Hebron has been known from
time immemorial 1t was known in early Chris.
tian times, and in the days OF the Savior No con-
fusion has ever arisen as to It's position, such as
has occurred in the case Of other Bible sites
The cave Of Machpelah is situated within an
Enclosure called the Haram, formed by gigantic
Herodian wall Above the cave stands a church
built BY the crusaders in 1857 but since converted
into mosque and for many centuries in the pos
session Of the Turks.
In the cave were buried Abraham. his wife, Sa-
rnh his son. Isaac; the iatters wife, Rebekah;
Jacob. son Of Isaac: Leah. wife OF Jacob. and Jo-
seph. son OF Jacob and Rachel In the mosque
tomhs to Sarah. Isaac. Rebekah, Jacob, Leah and
Joseph. but thsy do not inclose the actual bones
These are presumably In the below. The
Mohammedans venerate the Hebrew patriarchs
although they oppress their descendants.
Ordinarily Christians and Hebrews are not
even allowed to enter the Haram surrounding the
mosque Occasionally Christians of great infiu-
ence. such as the king Of Englands heir. have
been permitted to enter the mosque
Recently photographs we're taken fer the
frst time OF the six cenotaphs or memorial tombs
OF the patrarchs within the mosque. These
reproduced in recent report of the Palestine
exploration fund. which gives some very inter
esting information about the building
in the church pavement" says the Rev. A. B.
Grmaldi In this article. ''are three movable slabs
which give access by ladder rope to the cave
But two fastened up, and not even Moslems
are allowed to enter by the third. II is used to
throw down written petitions to Abraham; and
looking down. the floor is seen to be covered as
with snowhakes.
When King George v (then prince of Wales)
visited the mosque a light was let down, and the
rocky sides we're seen and a doorway entering
out OF this antechamber into the tomb cave itself
With the granting of freedom to the inhabi-
tants Of Palestine the representatives of religion
and science will be able to enter this mysterious
cave and disclose its contents to the world.
Around Hebron center all the interesting
events Of the patriarchal age recorded in the
Bible. Here Abraham prepared to sacrifice his
own son. Isaac, in obedience to the will of God
Jacob labored seven years for Rachel and Esau
sold his birthright for mess of pottage From
here Joseph started on his fateful journey tt
Egypt. -el5
A remarkably interesting relic affected by tn,
war is the monastery Of st. Catherine. on Noun
Sinai. shown in one of the accompanying photo
graphs This occupies the traditional spot wher'
the Lord delivered the ten commandments t
Moses
In the library of this monastery was recent