Peasant life in the Holy Land . A VILLAGE EAST OF TUE KANATIR. To face Ofiffe2S. KANATlR 29 those below Jericlio, about two-thirds of the wayto the bridge over tlie Jordan at a spot whence theMoslem shrine of Neby Miisa can be seen.* Theidea of these pillars, as with the other modes ofhonouring the dead saint or prophet, is to obtainhis intercession on the Day of Judgment. In connection with this subject, it is noteworthythat the idea of intercession, whether of dead saintsor of the living, is one deeply rooted in the mindsof the people of Palestine. Thus, if they wish toask a favour
Peasant life in the Holy Land . A VILLAGE EAST OF TUE KANATIR. To face Ofiffe2S. KANATlR 29 those below Jericlio, about two-thirds of the wayto the bridge over tlie Jordan at a spot whence theMoslem shrine of Neby Miisa can be seen.* Theidea of these pillars, as with the other modes ofhonouring the dead saint or prophet, is to obtainhis intercession on the Day of Judgment. In connection with this subject, it is noteworthythat the idea of intercession, whether of dead saintsor of the living, is one deeply rooted in the mindsof the people of Palestine. Thus, if they wish toask a favour from a superior, they infinitely preferto get a third person to intercede for them, togoing themselves directly to the one who can granttheir request. They find it very difficult to believethat, for instance, an English medical man incharge of a hospital will do his best for a patient,unless the latter bring with him a letter of recom-mendation from some mutual friend begging thedoctor to use all his skill for that particular do bring such letter
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