. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . d by the road from the JaffaSuburb (Church of St. Paul, p. 69). They are reached from theTombs of the Kings by following the cross-road diverging to the the Nabulus road and keeping the direction of the conspicuousminaret of En-Nebi Samwil. 90 Route 5. TOMBS OF THE JUDGES. The myth that the Judges of Israel are buried in the so-calledTombs of the Judges (Kuhur el-Kuddt) is of comparatively modemorigin. They have also been called Tombs of the Prophets (Kuburel-Anhiya). Other auth
. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . d by the road from the JaffaSuburb (Church of St. Paul, p. 69). They are reached from theTombs of the Kings by following the cross-road diverging to the the Nabulus road and keeping the direction of the conspicuousminaret of En-Nebi Samwil. 90 Route 5. TOMBS OF THE JUDGES. The myth that the Judges of Israel are buried in the so-calledTombs of the Judges (Kuhur el-Kuddt) is of comparatively modemorigin. They have also been called Tombs of the Prophets (Kuburel-Anhiya). Other authorities assign them to members of a laterJewish court of justice. The entrance is in the rocks to the right ofthe road. A forecourt, 61/2-7 ft. vride, has been hewn in the rock;the vestibule is 13 ft. wide, open in front, and provided with agable. In the pediment is a ring from which pointed leaves extendin the form of rays. There is also a pediment over the portal lead-ing into the tomb-chamber. The portal was once capable of being I. Tombs on level of ground. II. Basement. III. Upper series of closed from within. The and corners of the first tomb-chamber are imbedded in rubbish. On the left (N.) side of it areseven shaft-tombs, above which, at irregular distances, are threevaulted shelf-tombs (PI. Ill); and at the back of these there aretwo other shaft-tombs. In the W. wall is a niche. Adjoining thisfirst chamber on the E. and S. (PL I) are two others on about thesame level, and two on a lower level (PI. II). On each of threesides of the E. chamber are three shaft-tombs on a level with theground (PI. I), and 3 ft. above these (PI. Ill) are four more of thesame kind. The S. chamber has on each of three sides three shaft-tombs, and above these a long vaulted shelf-tomb. From the firstchamber a passage, with three shaft-tombs, descends to the , which contains five shaft-tombs on the N., five on the S.,and three on the E. side. The subterranean side-c
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