A dictionary of the . of the Mediterranean, and whilesnow is falling at Jerusalem linen cloth-| ing is comfortable at Jericho. There isan inn kept by a Greek, where spent a night in 1877, disturbedby vermin. The surrounding gardenshows what a little industry can do inthat fertile soil and climate. The Fountain of Elisha, by whichJericho was once supplied with water, isan object of special interest. It wellsforth copiously from the earth, and runsinto an old basin of hewn stone, 13 yardslong and 8 yards wide. Numerous smallfish swim about in the water, the tem-perature of whic
A dictionary of the . of the Mediterranean, and whilesnow is falling at Jerusalem linen cloth-| ing is comfortable at Jericho. There isan inn kept by a Greek, where spent a night in 1877, disturbedby vermin. The surrounding gardenshows what a little industry can do inthat fertile soil and climate. The Fountain of Elisha, by whichJericho was once supplied with water, isan object of special interest. It wellsforth copiously from the earth, and runsinto an old basin of hewn stone, 13 yardslong and 8 yards wide. Numerous smallfish swim about in the water, the tem-perature of which is 84° F. The earliestpilgrims found a tradition already exist-ing here that this was the water whichElisha healed with salt. 2 Kgs. 2 : 19, 20,whence it is called Elishas Springby the Christians. Above the spring thesite of the house of Rahab was formerlyshown. In the village itself there is a431 JER JER half-ruined tower, now occupied by aTurkish garrison, which is pointed outas Zacchfeuss house, but it probably ? ?. Ain Sultan, or Fountain of Elisha. (AfterPhotographs.) dates from the Frank period, when it waserected for the protection of the cropsagainst the incursions of the Bedouin. JERIEL. (founded of God), a de-scendant of Issachar. 1 Chr. 7: 2. JERIJAH (founded of Jehovah).See Jeiuah. JERIMOTH (heights). 1,2,3. Ben-jamites. 1 Chr. 7 : 7, 8 ; 12: 5. 4, 5. See Jeremoth, 2, 3. 6. Ruler of Naphtali in Davids Chr. 27: 19. 7. One of Davids sons, who was fatherto one of Rehoboams wives. 2 Chr. 11: 18. 8. An overseer in the temple underHezekiah. 2 Chr. 31: 13. JERIOTH (cm-tains), the wife ofCaleb, son of Hezron. 1 Chr. 2:18. JEROBOAM (whose people ismany). 1. The son of Nebat, is distin-guished as the man who made Israelto sin, and was the first king of the tentribes, B. c. 975-954. He came of the ?tribe of Ephraim; and distinguishinghimself, he was made by Solomon the |superintendent of all the workmen fur- jnished by his tribe. While thus em-ployed the prophet Ahi
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