. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... , somebarren, others verdant and flowery. Near the four well-knownfords are the remains of old mills, with their sluices, and theruins of ancient bridges of Roman construction, pointing usback to a better civilization, and reflecting the genius, indus-try, and utility of a former age. At Semakh, a mile south ofthe Lake of Tiberias, are the abutments of a fine bridge ofninety feet span,
. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... , somebarren, others verdant and flowery. Near the four well-knownfords are the remains of old mills, with their sluices, and theruins of ancient bridges of Roman construction, pointing usback to a better civilization, and reflecting the genius, indus-try, and utility of a former age. At Semakh, a mile south ofthe Lake of Tiberias, are the abutments of a fine bridge ofninety feet span, and at Zurka are the remains of a noblerstructure. Midway the two seas the Brook Jabbok flows into the Jor-dan. Descending through a deep ravine, amid the loftiest ofthe AjMn range, its volume is swelled by the mountain tor-rents, rendering it at times impassable. Its banks are fringedwith tamarisks and oleanders, the clustering flower of the lat-ter imparting a gorgeous aspect to the scene. As three thou-sand years ago the Jabbok was the boundary between the FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. 191 kingdoms of Sihon aDcl of Og,^ so this modern Zurka is thedividing Hne between the province of Belka and that of BnOOTlKQ XU3 EAllLid. Somewhere on its banks occurred one of those thrilling eventsso common in the patriarchal history. Coming from the dis-tant home of Laban, enriched with the rewards of twentyyears industry, and blessed with a numerous family of childrenand servants, the patriarch Jacob halted on the northern bankof the Jabbok, and that night wrestled with an angel. And asthe light of the coming day dawned, down the glens and sidesof the southern mountain the chieftain of Seir came, with his Josh., xii., 2-5. 192 FROM DAN TO BEEESHEBA. four hundred warriors. Hoping to appease Esaus anger bythe gentleness of his manner, Jacob crossed the brook, and,forgetting the enmities of boyhood, the twin brothers em-braced and were reconciled. Parting, Esau returned to hismountain home
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