Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 2 (of 2)

Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 2 (of 2) - A picture of Judaism, in the century which preceded the advent of our Savior.

At the end of the text, the translator provided a set of explanatory notes, referenced by page and a short phrase. Usually these occur verbatim in the text, but occasionally are paraphrased, or refer to a general topic. These have been implemented here using hyperlinks (e.g. as The last day of the Feast) for ease of reference. The links in the notes will direct the reader to the appropriate place in the text. The feast of the Passover was ended. The multitude had returned to their homes, or resumed their occupations in the city. The ashes on the altar of burnt-offering, whose gradual accumulation, during the week of the Passover, had raised them at last into a lofty pyramid, had been cleared away. The days of unleavened bread were past; the people had returned 2to their ordinary food, and all the glory of the festival seemed to have disappeared from the city. Helon stood on the roof, on the following morning, contemplating the rising sun. His eyes turned towards the temple, and he remembered, with a feeling of disappointment and regret, that on this as on the preceding day, only a single customary sacrifice would be presented there. He looked down upon the streetsthe exhilarating commotion of the festival had vanished, and all was solitary and still, save where a Tyrian merchant was seen hastening through the gate with his empty sacks, or a Galilean dealer in cattle, driving before him the remnant of his herd, for which he had been unable to find a purchaser. No pilgrim from Hebron or Libna, no stranger of the Diaspora was to be seen. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 56891
Author: Strauss, Friedrich
Release Date: Apr 1, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Translator: Kenrick, John, 1788-1877