great shrines of, chief Meccah of Shintō faith, 126. Ishmael: and Holy House, tradition of, 163; and Hagar, Abraham’s visit to home of, 200. Ishmael, Rabbi: cited, 208. Ishtar: gate of, 95; legend of, 113. Isis, guardian of Egyptian temple, 127. Islands, South Sea, temples of, 148. Israel: executing judgment against Benjamites for disregard of appeal at door, 63 f.; called to “establish judgment at the gate,” 64. Israelites: protected against Medes, Persians, Midianites, and Assyrians, 211; reference to, 216; command to, concerning Asherah and pillar, 233; exhibiting evidences among, 249. Istar of Agade, 153. See, also, _Ishtar_. Italy: prominence of threshold in folk customs of, 17 f.; corpse not to pass main door of house in, 24. Ivory hand as talisman among Jews at Tunis, 79. Jacob: at Bethel, 160; and Laban agreeing on landmark, 171; his pillar, 268 f. “Jacob’s ladder” probably stepped-temple structure, 112. Jaffa, sacrifices of sheep at beginning of railroad at, 56. “_Janua_,” reference to, 200. Janus, Gate-god of Romans, 97. Japan: salt sprinkled on threshold in, 20; survival of foundation-laying in blood in, 51 f.; shimenawa suspended above door in, 72; gods of Ni-o guarding threshold in, 96; temples of, on model of primeval huts, 101; doorways apart from temples in, 104; pilgrims at threshold of sacred shrines of, 125; Shinto temples of, 201; reverence for phallic emblems in, 230. Jastrow, Prof. Dr. Morris, Jr.: cited, 79, 144, 253. Jastrow, Rev. Dr. Marcus, testimony of, 212. Jehoash, altar at threshold in days of, 121. Jehoiada: chest for offerings placed at temple door and altar, 121; his assignment of priests to threshold, 120. Jennings, Hargrave: cited, 230. Jeremiah, references to, 64, 213. Jericho: curse of Joshua on rebuilder of walls of, 46 f.; walls of, falling down, 211. Jerome: his translation of _saph_, 207. Jerusalem: and Jaffa railroad, sacrifice at beginning of, 57; blood placed on lintel of temple at, 67; red hand in Jews’ quarter of, 75; waters issuing from under threshold of temple at, 114; altar of burnt offering at threshold of temple at, 120; temple site at, 161; presence of Christ at, 215; Church of Holy Sepulcher at, 221. Jesus: reference of, to door, 6, to gates of Hades, 65; the Door, 104. Jews: red hand on houses of, in Jerusalem, 76, on houses at Safed, 77; open hand found over graves of, in Europe, 79; in Morocco, bloody hand on door-posts among, 67 f.; sign of hand found in houses of, 76; sacrifice of lamb at door of new house of, 76 f.; in Tunis, bloody hand among, 78 f.; hand as talisman against evil eye among, 79; rubbing fingers on synagogue door-posts among, 144; modern, observing passover, 211 f. Jicarilla Apaches: