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By SAMUEL R. CUFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TRAVEL INSTITUTE OF BIBLE RESEARCH
was taken when he was rescued by the Roman soldiers from the Hebrew mob in the temple courts. It was from the steps of this tower that he addressed the crowd, and it was into this tower that he was taken and in it was incarcer ated until such time as he was moved, first into northern Palestine and Asia Minor, and later into Rome. The minaret which now stands over this tower is one of the most interesting and picturesque in Jerusalem. It connects directly with a large M o hammedan orphanage, on the reader’s right, and with the offices o f the supreme Moslem council, on the left. Under the skillful direction of Mr. Cuff and his assistants, tourists visiting the H oly Land will miss none of the historic scenes dear to the heart of every Bible-loving Christian. For instance, com ing to Jerusalem, they will walk around the space on the pavement below the present street level on which our Lord stood while Pilate washed his hands. And they will see the arch above the street, through which Pilate came to the platform where he performed hi's mock ceremony. Write Mr. Cuff for full information about the tours. It will be well worth your while.
J L h e r e is probably no spot on the face of the earth of so much historic interest as the temple area in Jerusalem. In the accompanying picture, we have, in the background, a large minaret. This was built over the site o f a semi-fortress tower, which was erected by Herod the Great in honor of his friend, Mark Antony. The T ow er o f Antonia, as it was called, was built after the main edifice o f the temple had been completed. The object o f the T ow er of Antonia was to house a Roman garrison. Apparently, in the actual construction o f the building there re mained a small portion of land in the north western corner of the area which was not being put to any particular use. Thus the tower was built, and across from it and connected with it by an arch over the street was the judgment hall o f Pontius Pilate. The building which we can see just to the right and behind the minaret is this edifice. Th e minaret in the foreground is now owned by the Mohammedan church, and the building in the background is owned by the Roman Catholic church. A t the present time, a narrow street separates the two, but in the time o f Herod the Great there was a wide street known as the Gabatha, which later became the scene of our Lord’s so-called trial. It was into the Tow er of Antonia that Paul
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