The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-23
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The palace of Solomon xbers bs -aca,v.d tho
queen OF Sheba, is a building concerning which
great interest Is naturally felt 1t was built of
'he cedars OF Lebanon When the stories of Her.
od palace are unearthed it is not Improbable that
beneath these may be found the cedars Of Solo
mons building, for in those times they had habit
OF building on the ruins of their predecessors
A notable Instance of Biblical site of e1traor-
dinary interest from which Investigators are en-
trely excluded is the tomb OF Abraham and the
Hebrew patriarchs at Hebron in Palestine II was
9ere that Abraham the forefather of all the Israel
ties dwelt with his family. as the book of Genesis
tells
Before he died Abraham bought the cave Of
Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite a burial
place for himself and his family Genesis ~. The
site OF the cave of Hebron has been known from
time immemortai. II known in early Chris
uan times. and in the days OF the Savior No con
fusion has ever arisen as to its position. such
has occurred in the case OF other Bible sites -
The cave OF Machpelah Is situated within an
Enclosure called The Haram formed BY gigantic
Es-o6ian ~sll Above the cave stand. a church
oalt ~ fs- c-csaders IN 1ls7 out since converted
f-,o -cisg-s s1t to- many centuries in the pos
s=@sz-- s< the TtJres r-- ray1B sH -
Il E=-= ez-sad Abraham, mis- wife. sa
.sasr- .1E tz,ts-E wife, Rebekah.
.as:i bsn = ia.aa.- Lezs. Ette 0, Jacob. and Jo-
s.s5s., - .Goss a.. gz-Ae!- In the mosque
1;s Gags az =cz--s-,s II the form Of
-:'n1s =a--zi i.sz-. Pete sz1 Jacob, Leah and
sssapa ul- -asg DO AR 1zzgoes the actual bones +
C1eaa 1raezEzaAtr X Il. care os.ow The
I'd 11,s,.s-gs 1...-z-=- ~ Estre~ patrtarchs
.4-acgxa -1s7 sc1r@ss tz=4- e@scendams. -
sCf-ez1a--g Ll--.s.z.-s zrt Hehreps are
ersr z1lls%< s-ts- tae Harsn surrounding the
z~G.s C-czs1o-As Chrisi OF great infu
~ase- s1e1 ~ king u EnsaEis seir. have
a=s- 5---lt.e: to srsr tne nosIrsj 3
-Recsnt.y psotozrsphs we're taken FOR the
s-sE tine ct The stI aofaphs or ua-ial tonbs
Of fhs patriarohs wtniu the mosque. These are
reproduced il a recent report O. the Palestine
exploration fund ~hieh gives very inter
esting Information about the building. II
sIn the church pavement" says the Rev. A. B
Grtmaldi in this article are three movable slabs
which give by ladder eS rope to the Scase-
But fastened up and not Moslems
are allow ed 10 enter by third. 1t is used to
throw down written petitions to Abraham: and
looking down the floor is seen to be covered
with snowfakes.
N"when King George (then prince OF waIes)
visited the mosque Hight was let down. and the
rocky -sidss--~ere and q doorway entering
out of this antechamber into the tomb cave itself
With thet granting Of fresdotn loi the fsh4niE
tants of Palsstiga The reFssenndves bf rhagionf
and science wilf be able TO ehter 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 years for Rachel and FEsap,
sold his birthrght for a mess of pottage From
here Joseph started his fatefu journey to
Egypt i,SfDbbfi DIE |3Hf ~
A remarkably interesting relic affected by the
war issths ipIopastsrs at ST. Catherine pl ~
Sinai, shown In one Of fhe accompanying photo
graphs This occupies the traditional spot where
the Lord SetSs,edSte Ten baamaad$'SStS -
Moses ~. e+...e H.
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