Things seen in Palestine . z ?£ ;!oZH - apq ?)?:.* Villag e Life which convey some historical interest, suchas Latroun, from ladron, criminal, the placesaid to be the birthplace of the penitentthief, whom tradition calls Dismas. Theimpenitent thief, by the way, is associatedwith the village of Lifta, near Jerusalem,still of doubtful reputation. The villagein the hill country, reputed to be thatto which St. Elizabeth retired, and wherethe Baptist was born, is now known toChristians as St. Johns, and to the Mos-lems as Ain Karim, the Well of theMerciful. There are certain features common

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Things seen in Palestine . z ?£ ;!oZH - apq ?)?:.* Villag e Life which convey some historical interest, suchas Latroun, from ladron, criminal, the placesaid to be the birthplace of the penitentthief, whom tradition calls Dismas. Theimpenitent thief, by the way, is associatedwith the village of Lifta, near Jerusalem,still of doubtful reputation. The villagein the hill country, reputed to be thatto which St. Elizabeth retired, and wherethe Baptist was born, is now known toChristians as St. Johns, and to the Mos-lems as Ain Karim, the Well of theMerciful. There are certain features common toevery village ; the most important beingthe Well, which is the very reason for itsexistence. Palestine possesses few rivers,and the mountain streams—such as theyare—are absolutely dry for the better halfof the year. In the neighbourhood ofalmost every village may be found ruinedcisterns, remains of better days, which alittle expense of labour would restore; but 107 Things Seen in Palestine the present populati

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