Jerusalem BROOK KIDRON VALLEY ANCIENT TOMB OF ABSALOM ~ 1834 Art Print Engraving

Description: VALLEY OF THE BROOK KEDRON - Between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives Artist: J. M. W. TURNER ________ Engraver: E. FINDEN Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING FROM 1834 !! ITEM OVER 160 YEARS OLD! VERY OLD WORLD! FRAME FOR YOU DEN, OFFICE LIBRARY!. BETWEEN Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives lies the VALLEY OF THE BROOK KEDRON, over which Jesus " went forth with his disciples " to the Garden of Gethsemane. (John xviii. 1.) This brook winds between rugged and desolate hills through the wilderness of St. Saba into the Dead Sea. Generally, it has but little water, and in the summer, its channel is frequently dry; but, after storms or heavy rains, it becomes a torrent, and runs with much impetuosity. To the right of the present view appears part of Mount MORIAH, or the Mount of Vision, by which appellation the whole mountain (on the several hollows and eminences of which Jerusalem stood) was antiently called; because it was high land and could be seen afar off, especially from the south. (Gen. xxii. 2_L.) Afterwards, however, the name was appropriated to the most elevated part, on which the temple was erected. (2 Chron. iii. 1.) This mountain is a rocky limestone hill, steep of ascent on every side except the north; and on the other side it is surrounded by a group of hills, in the form of an amphitheatre (Psalm cxxv. 2.), which situation rendered it secure from the earthquakes, that appear to have been frequent in the Holy Land. (Psalm xlvi. 2, 8.) In the centre, between Jerusalem and the Valley of the Kedron, lies the comfortless VILLAGE OF SILOAM : it consists of small huts, partly built and partly dug in the rock. Its population is said not to exceed two hundred persons. To the west of this village, on the opposite side of the valley, is the Fountain of Siloa, or Siloam, so celebrated in the history of our Saviour's miracles: it flows into two artificial pools, sunk in the rock on opposite sides of Mount Acra. They are situated at the heads of ravines, which separate that mountain from Mount Zion on the west and from Mount Moriah on the north. The pool adjoining Mount Zion was formerly cased with masonry and decorated with columns, vestiges of which still remain. The other pool is simply an excavation in the rock, about ten feet below the surface, and it has a flight of steps leading to the bottom of it. Between these two pools is a subterranean tunnel of communication, about four hundred yards in length; it is cut entirely through the Rock of Acra. The water, which is extremely clear and cool, abounds with leeches, and appears to be subjected, at times, to an ebb and flow. Siloam was the scene of the memorable miracle by which Jesus Christ gave sight to a man who had been blind from his birth. (John ix. I-7.) Its water is still used by devout pilgrims as a remedy for diseases of the eye. The edifice called " the TOMB OF ABSALOM " forms another prominent object in the view under consideration. Of this singular relic of antiquity the lower portion is quadrangular, standing entirely detached from the rock, whence it was hewn. Upon the four fa~ades are Ionic columns and pilasters, above which is a frieze with Doric metopes and triglyphs. The cornice is a bold cavetto and astragal, evidently of Egyptian origin. Above the entablature is an attic of solid masonry, surmounted by a cone, which runs to a considerable height, and terminates in foliage. Immediately behind this tomb, in the scarped face of the rock, is the architrave of an entrance into a sepulchral chamber, now completely blocked up with stones. As Ahsalom was not interred in this valley, it has been conjectured, that this monument may occupy the site of that which the sacred historian relates as having been set up by the rebel prince whose name it bears. " Now Absalom, in his lifetime, had reared up a PILLAR, which is in the King's Dale: for he said, 'I have no son to keep up my name in remembrance." And he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called unto this day ' Absalom's Place." "(2 Sam. xviii. 18.) Such is the antipathy of the Jews to this monument, that it is their practice, when passing it, to throw stones against it, as a mark of their reprobation of Absalom's unnatural rebellion against his father. SIZE: Image size in inches is 4" x 6", overall page size is 6" x 9". CONDITION: Condition is good. Nothing on reverse. Quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, plate, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images printed on paper at the date mentioned. Not modern reproductions. VERY RARE ENGRAVING ! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

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