Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-01-22
MzE79E AEzZNE6I
EzE C0NzAlZlZzE(2.zSS

IHe palace OF Solomon, where he received the .
p''n Vi oHeoa' Is building concerning which
p0' interest is naturally felt It was "built of
%FuafS OF Lebanon" When the stories of Her
~S paace are unearthed it is not improbable that
auean these may be found the cedars of Solo
Vas guiding for in those times they had habit
~Oluung On the ruins of their predecessors.
Anolaoe instance of Biblical site of extraor-
eIay interest from which investigators are en-
~vV excluded is the tomb of Abraham and the
FUe~ patrarchs at Hebron in Palestine. 1t was
"S .nal Abraham, the forefather of all the Israel
elsus 0oot -
before ne died Abraham bought the cave of
I@ApeIah from Ephron the Hittite as a burial
d l]Ve lOr himself and his family Genesis 10 The
!" VI the cave of Hebron has been Known from
-' .ulneinorlaL 1t was known in early Chris
'leS and In the days of the Savior. No con-
"Uu aaS ever arisen as to its position, such as
oVVculred in the case of other Bible sites.
iDs cave of Machpelah is situated within an
p p~OSu'e called the Haram, formed by gigantic
,"aul wall. Above the cave stands church
ta' ny the crusaders in 1887, but since converted
~O mosque and for many centuries in the pos
"Son of the Turks.
III me cave were buried Abraham, his wife, Sa-
'a'0O son of Isaac; Leah, wife of Jacob. and 10
~, slu son OF Jacob and Rachel. In the mosque
s .o,e The cave are monuments in the form of
I s~OS 10 Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah and
r ,pH' OUT they DO not inclose the actual bones.
nv se "te presumably in the cave below. The
Jn @1"lueuahS venerate the Hebrew patriarchs,
N nut, they Cypress their descendants
O'udHailly Christians and Hebrews are not
sa SioWed to enter the Haram surrounding the
noa occasionally Christians of great infiu-
s W. Such as the king of England's heir, have
d permitted to enter the mosque.
g. .enlF photographs were taken for the
-, u Nue OIL the six cenotaphs or memorial tombs
n,,- PatTlarchs within the mosque These are
s, rr,orueeu IN recent report of the Palestine
ss ,r-" , fund, which gives some very inter
.T lHiorm2tion about the building.
Csn,t ,ne church pavement" says the Rev. A. B.
sbol U. Ill this article, ARE three movable slabs
Rt give access by ladder or rope to the cave.
Az y. Two are fastened up, and not even Moslems
ero rlv"ed to enter by the third. 1t is used/to
h,s uo"h written petitions to Abraham; and,
'aa snowaakes. ~ $50 = :
Tsts eU hlng George V (then prince of Wales)
Ml ne mosque light was let down, and the
ont ne I 1eS were seen and a doorway entering
w., LUIS antechamber into the tomb cave itself
hns ~ ehe granting of freedom to the inhabl
as ~, Faestlne the representatives of religion
eys nce VIII be able to enter this mysterious
A,on n1 disclose its contents to the world
e7ent 1"u Hebron center all the interesting
Sbe VI the patriarchal age recorded in the
OSD e'e Abraham prepared to sacrifice MS
lsoob w. isaac, in obedience to the will of God,
Sod b ,@VoFed seven years for Rachel, and Esau
tae y lF'hrlght for mess of pottage. From
gsynt ''Sepn started on his fateful journey to
sar i ~ Aaoly interesting relic affected by the
Saai ~ ,ue monastery of ST. Catherine, on Mount
asDSs NDU ~, IN one of the accompanying photo
lie inns occupies the traditional spot where
Noses ''u delivered the ten commandments to
ue library of this monastery was recently