Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-22

sacred object, the most authentic OBJ
ject in the world. The Mosaic laws,
or the Hebrew Torah, as commonly
called by the Jews, or the Old Tesla
ment, makes numerous references to
this sacred place. The Holy Rock
is mountain top on which the old
city of Jerusalem is situated. The
Holy Rock is about 60 feet long and
40 feet wide This is the Hottest of
all Holy according to Hebrews, some
Christians and Moslem's belief and
tradition. The altar, the old tesla
ment or the Torah, as known to
the Jews, makes numerous references
relative to the burnt sacrifices. The
Theory is exceptionally well sup
ported by unqueStionable evidence.
The Crusaders built an altar upon
this holy rock. Underneath the rock
is cave where King Solomon's pray
ing place is shown to the visitor and
where Mohammed prayed in company
with all the prophets who had pre-
coded him since the time of Abra-
ham. According to Arabic ritual,
the cistern or we'll underneath, is
the descent to He'll or the Well of
Souls. When Mohammed assembled on
his miraculous trip to Heaven, he
passed from this cave. The large
stone in the ceiling of the cave at
tempted to follow him but was pre-
vented by the Angel, Gabriel, whose
finger marks are still visible and
pointed out to the visitor. North of
the dome is the supposed tomb of
King Solomon, another place where
one gets a feeling that words again
fail to describe. Only actual eXper-
fence must be encountered to exper-
fence this queer feeling. Moslem
tradition has it that Mohammed drove
10 nails into King Solomon'S tomb
and at the end of each epoch a nail
falls out and when all the nails
have fallen out it will be the end
of time. At one time, tradition has
it, the Devil succeeded in pulling out
all but three or four, but it seems
that the Angel Gabriel interfered
and apparently the Devil did not
succeed in the plot to destroy the
world.
A Smaller Mosque.
Opposite the eastern door of the
dome of the rock is very small
dome, comparatively very small
mosque and is called the Dome of
the Chain. According to tradition
the prophet, King David, sat in judg-
ment there. To the Christians it is
known as ST. James Chapel. Accord
ing to Arabic tradition, in King Solo,
mons time a chain was suspended
from Heaven directly over this spot
and was supposed to have miraculous
powers. When King Solomon sat
in judgment the honest witnesses ex-
perienced no difficulties in grasping
it whereas the experience of the per-
jurer was just the opposite. This
place was completed in the eighth
century.
King SolomOn's Stables.
Another important historical site
is King Solomon's stables. This
bears the greatest amount of evil
dence that the temple area enclosure
is the genuine location of King Solo,
mons Temple. It bears evidence
that make this place unquestionably
authentic. King Solomon's stables
are on the southeast corner of the
temple area enclosure. An entrance
| to King Solomon's stables at the bot
tom of the first staircase leads di-
rectly from the main platform, at
the bottom of the first staircase where
the Virgin Mary stayed and is now
used as a MoSlem Museum and con-
tains the supposed cradle used by
Jesus Christ. At the bottom of the
second staircase are King Solomon's
stables and in these stables the Jew
iSh refugees hid when the city was
sacked and burned by the Roman
soldiers. Centuries later the Knight
Templars used the stables. They are
still in evidence. There are Hebraic
inscriptions on the various stables
Archaeologists, both Jew and nom
Jew, claim they are original and
genuine of King Solomon's time
Here is believed by the world Jew
cry and non-Jews, as well as Jew
ish psychologists, that valuable He
braic vestments are buried and if
permitted by the Moslem and Chris
tians to be excavated, would reveal
astonishing discoveries and might
have great effect on both Moslem
and Christian religion. Of course
procedure of this nature would be
considered Sacriligious by the Mos
lens and Christians and an under
taking of this kind would not be per-
mitted.
The Wailing Wall.
The wailing wall, or better known
as the wailing wall of the Jews, rep
resents remnant of the outside wall
of King Solomon's temple. To the
world Jewery it represents the Holy
of the Hottest site on earth. For al
most 20 centuries the Jews have kept
up almost a continuous religious SER