. A dictionary of the Bible .. . in the two very narrow loculi thatexist. The great interest of this excavation is that im-mediately in rear of the monolith we do find justsuch a sepulchral cavern as we should expect. Itis called Ihe Tomb of Jehoshaphat, with about thesame amount of discrimination as governed thenomenclature of the others, but is now closed bythe rubbish and stones thrown by the pious at theTomb of the Undutiful Son, and consequently itsinternal arrangements are unknown; but externallyit is crowned by a pediment of considerable beauty,and in the same identical style as that of
. A dictionary of the Bible .. . in the two very narrow loculi thatexist. The great interest of this excavation is that im-mediately in rear of the monolith we do find justsuch a sepulchral cavern as we should expect. Itis called Ihe Tomb of Jehoshaphat, with about thesame amount of discrimination as governed thenomenclature of the others, but is now closed bythe rubbish and stones thrown by the pious at theTomb of the Undutiful Son, and consequently itsinternal arrangements are unknown; but externallyit is crowned by a pediment of considerable beauty,and in the same identical style as that of the Tombsof the Judges, mentioned further on—showing thatthese two at least are of the same age, and this oneat least must have been subsequent to the excava-tion of the monolith ; so that we may feel perfectlycertain that the two groups are of one age, evenif it should not be thought quite clear what thatage may be. The third tomb of this group, called that of , is situated betwpon the other two, and is of TOMB 1533. SOFT Ko. 6.—Plan of Tomb of St. James. a very different character. It consists (see Plan)of a verandah with two Doric pillars in antis,which may be characterised as belonging to a verylate Greek order rather than a Roman this screen are several apartments, which inanother locality we might be justified in calling arock-cut monastery appropriated to sepulchral pur-poses, but in Jerusalem we know so little that it isnecessary to pause befere applying any such desig-nation. In the rear of all is an apartment, appa-rently unfinished, with three shallow loculi meant for tlie reception of sarcophagi, and so indicating apost-Jewish date for the whole or at lea:st for thatpart of the excavation. The hypogeum known as the Tombs of theJudges is one of the most remarkable of the cata-combs around Jerusalem, containing about sixtydeep loculi, arranged in three storeys; the upperstoreys with ledges in front to give convenientaccess, and to supjiort
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