File:Ridpath's Universal history - an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the (14597678910).jpg

Identifier: ridpathsuniversa05ridp (find matches)
Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
sacred lamp.This, like the cherubim, was made ofone beaten work of pure gold. Of atalent of pure gold made he it, and allthe vessels thereof. It is of interest to note that the twomen upon whom Moses relied for thedesiofn and execution of the great works 280 GREAT RACFS OF MANKIND. of the tabernacle were genuine He-brews. Bezaleel was a man of Judali,Moses employs and his colaborer, Alioliab,native work- ^Danite. The latter is rep- men; ornaments •- of tabernacles, resented as being an en-graver, and a man of skill in workmanshipand embroidery. The former would ap-pear to have drawn the design and donethe ideal work in the execution of the eiijht cubits in length and four cubits inbreadth, were wrought of fine twinedlinen, with blue and purple and scarletornamentation, and with cherubim ofcunning work. Five of these great cur-tains were coupled together, so as to makea division in the tabernacle; and the samemanner was afterwards used in furnish-ing of the national temple on Moriah.
Text Appearing After Image:
ARCHITECTURE UE TOWNS (N AZAKETHj.—i)ia« ii b>, il. A. IEuim sacred ornaments. Bezaleel was also aworker in wood; for it was he who madethe ark of fine wood, and ornamented itwith its castings of gold rings, and withstaves for bearing the sacred repositoryfrom place to place. To these principalworkmen were added other men of skill,wise-hearted in the fabrication of orna-ments and decorations. The tapestry of the tabernacle, andafterwards of the temple, was of artisticdesign. The heavy curtains, twenty- It is not needed that we should enu-merate the other articles of art andservice in and about the Decorations and great sanctuary of the He- implements ofbrews. With the excep-tion of the cherubim over the ark, itis probable that all the ornate tapestry,vessels, and impleinents of the tabernacleand temple had in them the quality ofutility. They were useful first, and or-namental and artistic in the secondarysense. There was a fine table for the THE HEBREWS.—GENIUS AND ARTS. 281 s

Note About Images