Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem

caption:
The first line of Hebrew reads from Pslam 104:15, 

For Your servants desired its stones and favored its dust.

The second line of Hebrew is the caption for the image on the back of the bag of earth:
"The image is the tomb of Zechariah, the house of retirement (II Kings 15:5) ,and the tomb of Absalom."

  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem

Identifer: CJF.2013.001.007

Medium
Canvas

Topics
Jerusalem; Death

Collection
Golf Manor Synagogue

Description
Soil from the Mount of Olives is customarily used in the burials of religious Jews who have died in the Diaspora. While preparing the body for burial, soil is sprinkled in the coffin and on the corpse while the following verse is recited: “His land will atone for His people.” (Deut. 32:43). 

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