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1 st, It is an ancient Jewish tomb. 
2 d, It is within Jerusalem. 
3 d, It contains graves for nine kings, which was the number 
buried, including David and Solomon. 
ith , It is the only known Jewish tomb inside the city, ancient or 
modern. 
This view, which is, I believe, original, has already been cordially 
accepted by many students of the question. It thus furnishes an 
argument against instead of in favour of the present site of the Holy 
Sepulchre. 
As regards the probable site of Calvary, I have also in conclusion 
to mention a new indication. 
It is agreed that Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre were close 
together and outside the town, and it is generally supposed that 
Calvary was the place of public execution. 
The tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, where Christ was laid, was 
in a garden, as are still the tombs of wealthy personages, hut it was 
not the less likely to he near the great cemetery of the town. After 
careful investigation, and the recovery of inscriptions, frescoes, 
sarcophagi, and other remains, it has been pretty clearly shown 
that the ancient Jewish cemetery of Jerusalem was on the north of 
the town. The southern cemetery is Christian, arid there are very 
few ancient Jewish tombs on the east. On the north, among the 
gardens which still extend over the flat ground, as described by 
Josephus, there are many ancient tombs, including that of Simon the 
Just. It is in this direction apparently that the Holy Sepulchre 
should he sought, though it is probably now beyond the power of 
modern research to identify out of so many sepulchres that of Joseph 
of Arimathea. 
Calvary was, we may perhaps assume, the place of Jewish public 
execution. The recovery of the place of execution is therefore a 
matter of the highest interest. In the Talmud the place is 
described under the name “ House of Stoning,” as being just out- 
side the city. It appears to have been a precipice some 12 feet 
high, over which the culprit was thrown before the first stone was 
cast at*him. The site of this place is still pointed out by the Jews. 
It is a precipice with a swelling mound or hill above, and a cavern 
in the cliff, which is known to Christians as J eremiah’s Grotto. The 
