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neiglibourlng plain of Esdralon, and to JerusalciH- ^ 
convent ia situated in the lower part of tlie " 
the church belonging to it, a very handsome eo' ^ysi 
erected over the grotto, or cav^e, :n wliich, traditw 
the Virgin Mary took up her residence. -jli* 
The other objects of veneration in Nazareth are, ^ 
Woi’Jt-sbop of Joseph, which i.s near the conveiii,_t'” 
formerly included within its walls; this is now 'jl'' 
chapel, perfectly modern, and lately whitew'ashed.^ rii’ta^’ 
Synagogue, where Christ is said to have read the 
to the Jews, at present a church. And 3 . A * 
without the town, where, they say, the Messiaa ^ ju- 
do wn, to e.scape the rage of the Jews, after the OB'- 
.speech in tlie synagogue had occasioned. Here thc/^ diS 
the imp' ession of his hand, made as he sprang 
rock. 
THE HOLY SEPULCHRE AT JERUSALEM- 
The church of the Holy Sepulchre is very irregulaf; 
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illE cuurcn or xxie nojy ocpuicuic vci;t -5 I' 
to the nature and situation of the places which it ' gfO==J- 
signed to comprehend. It is nearly in the form “ |‘5ivc® 
being one hundred and twenty paces in length, jeve!'’!- 
the descent to the discovery of the Holy Cross, 
in breadth. It has three domes, of which that t ( 
the Holy Sepulchre serves for the nave of the chu p 
IS thirty feet in diameter, and is covered at top hk ^ 
tunda at Rome. There is not any cupola, 
supported by large rafters, brought from Mount t,i>. 
On entering the church, you come to the Stone . 
tion, on which the body of our Lord was 
myrrh and aloes, before it w-as laid in the sepukht ’ , ji 
say, that it is of the same rock as Mount 
others as.sert, that it was brought to thisjrlacc 
and Nicodemus, secret di.sciples of Jesus Chris'- 
formed this pious office, and that it is of a |i) 
Be that as it m.ay, on account of the indiscretion ,, 
pilgrims, W'ho broke off pieces, it was found 
cover it with white maible, and to surround tt 
railing, lest people should walk over it. This s'o' 
feet, wanting tliree inches, in lengtlr, and two fe® ’ 
one inch, ia breadtli j and above it, eight lamp’ 
continually burning. 
