Show the tomb of eve tho the arabs claim that eves tomb is i at Jid dali tho the seaport of mecca tho the tem pie with a palm tree growing out of a crack in the rock root roof which is of itself one ono of ot the wonders of the orient is supposed to be built directly over the last resting place of the first woman according to arab tradition eve measured over feet in height which unlikely as it may seem strangely coia aides with an account of our first parents written by a member of the french academy who also claimed a heigh Lof 0 over feet for both of the tenants of tho the garden of eden eves eros tomb which is a burying ground that is surrounded by a highfall high wall the gate to which lias lim not been opened for a sang single V 0 interment for over 1000 years 6 i the elrino of thousands of devoted ish mael maeli itee teg who make a pilgrimage to the spot once every seven years once each year on juno june 3 which is according accordi jig to arabian legends the anniversary of the death of abel the doors to the tomb of our first mother remain open all nigh night i no odds what precautions aro are taken to keep them closed terrible cries of anguish are said tc omit emit from tho the tomb as though the of tho the first known tragedy still haunted the tile remains which blind superstition believe to 0 o deposited there philadelphia press |