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Identifier: dictionaryofbibl01scha (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of the Bible..
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Robinson, who regarded theexternal structure of the Haram as thework of Jewish hands, erected long be-fore the destruction of the nation. Tris-tram and Stanley also accept the identi-fication of Machpelah as certain, andhold it beyond doubt that the mainstone enclosure was built by the kingsof Judah, and most probably by Solomonor David. Within the enclosure is amosque, which was probably erected inthe time of Justinian as a Christian church. Visitors are rigidly excluded ;but by a special firman of the sultanthe Prince of Wales was admitted in 1862.He was accompanied by Dean Stanley,and a full account of the visit is foundin Stanleys Jewish Church (first series,appendix ii.). In separate apartmentsthey were shown tombs or cenotaphspurporting to be those of Abraham,Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah.These tombs were of stone and overhungwith cloth embroidered with gold andsilver. Josephs tomb is shown in astructure joining the Haram on the westside. Between the tombs of Isaac and
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Mosque at Hebron, covering the Cave of Machpelah. Rebekah was a circular opening into acavern below, which is supposed to bethe real cave of Machpelah. Of the caveitself there is no detailed and trust-worthy account. Captain Warren wastold that it had not been entered for 600years. The Moslems have a superstitionthat whoever attempts to enter it will bestruck dead, and their fanaticism causesthem to prohibit any one from makingthe attempt. It is thought to be possi-ble that the embalmed body of Jacobmay still be preserved in the cave, asEgyptian mummies have been found ofas early a date. Since the visit of the$36 Prince of Wales, the marquis of Bute(1866) and the Crown-Prince of Prussia(1869), and latterly others, have beenadmitted to the mosque. See Hebron. It is to be hoped that the politicalchanges going on in the East may openthe way for explorers to solve the ancientmystery respecting the cave of Machpe-lah, and perhaps bring to light the em-balmed body of Jacob. MAD is the trans

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