The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
TOWN OF
HEBRON TAKEN BY
BRITISH TROOPS
One of the Most Interesting Cities
in the Holy Land Is Wrested
from the Hands Of the Turks by
A1lenhy's Men.
speelal Correspondent, to IN. H.r.Ia

Special Correspondence 20 The Hsrsid
Washington. y g., Dec. lN.-'With
the exception OF Jerusalem. Bethlehem
and Damascus, there Is not u city IN
tho Holy Land which holds greater IN
tercst for the Bible students than tho
ancient town OF Hebron. whose cap
turc by British forces under General
y. ~. r.. AllenbN was announced re
Gently" says a wax geography bulletin
issued today by the National Geog-
raphic society from its Washington
headquarters.
Hebron r. % ribbon Of q town run
ming along the eastern slope ~ q
narrow valley. above which are ter
raced vineyards and fruit orchards ut
great fertility. II II not more than ~
miles southwest of Jerusalem. u IN
peace times tourists are accustomed
To- make the Journey by carriage in
four and u half hours.
Until captured and pillaged hy the
C~alcbites Cus recorded In the boot,
OF joshua Hebron was known a.
k~irjuth-Arba It b. one Of The most
ancient cities In the world having
been founded according to the Book
OF Numbers seven years before Ioan
IN EENpt'
"Thc name OF Hebron means Tie
Friend oi God bon other words the city
Of Abraham. \ tree standing u the
Russian huspico garden. half a mile
from the city. is known as the oak ~
AuTaham. Dr. viii nc remembered that
Il was uudcr the oaks Oi Mamrc that
the patriarch pitched his tents aud hc
is supposed To- have huIlt Iu altar
here IN 1890 h c.
when Moses son his spies into the
land uf Canaan Hebron was uu" OF the
cities visited. II was her, mar ntvld
Wa auointcd KIN over Judah. and
that siN ~ his sons were born .uclud-
ing AbsaIom who at a later date made
his place The headquarters Of his re-
Ociliun against his father 10 was ais
here that Abncr. captain OF saul
hosts and guardian oi SauI', son i~h-
zosheth. was killed by JoIb.
Hebron e fortified RchoJoani
and was %ropeuplcd after the return OF
the childrca OF Israel from captivity.
Following the Biblical day, Hebron
was destroyed boy the Romans. II bee
came a place of importance under
Muslem rule. % only on % oi
us commerce bur also because Of IT,
connection with Abraham. who t4
generated by the follower Of Nuhtm-
med During the crusadcs DO was ur-
.Cup.rd hy the christians for % short
tim, and hcctm, the scat OF % Latin
bishop 900 lI6i, but u was rc|captJr.i
.ul the Mu-i,m- uud,r Su.1J.u tWcul,
eats later
Tine most conspicuous uulldIus m
Hebron is tho llurum. with it~ ram
parts dating from 'h, uorodlsu period
within thu enclosure are modern ccu-
utJph. cot Abraham. isaac Jacob sur
ah. U,ucccl and Leah Thee ur
above tine double ca'cru cot Mdchp.,ah,
which was our hI~cd hy Abraham,
from Ephron the mum, l- 70 family
burial place when sarah died tn.
tombs uf thc patrinrch- are covered
with richly embroidered green cloth,
whole those Of their wives are covered
with crimson drap,r.os.
The population of u,Hruu i~ Nar'-
ously estimated az from 10000 Go 80 -
900 and the number Of jew az from
500 to nUU Tho Gown was q lhr.,lu
trading center before the war toc br-
tuu.u~ finding ncr, nu active demand
Tor their balce OF wool and came.
halr The chiof uaVufacturcrs ST the
community were sla-s bracelets ,ratu-
or vntor BOTTLES and lamp,
According tu In,dI,tu. tradition
Adam. line father ul mainland, died
lu Hebron