. "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 .... the writers ofthe Old Testament. That it was known and generally held incontempt by the people prior to the Annunciation is evidentfrom the significant question of Nathaniel, Can there anygood thing come out of Nazareth ?2 Encompassed by 15 na-ked hill-tops, it occupies the western side of an oblong basin,which is a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide. Here, fill-ing portions of the
. "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 .... the writers ofthe Old Testament. That it was known and generally held incontempt by the people prior to the Annunciation is evidentfrom the significant question of Nathaniel, Can there anygood thing come out of Nazareth ?2 Encompassed by 15 na-ked hill-tops, it occupies the western side of an oblong basin,which is a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide. Here, fill-ing portions of the three ravines which penetrate the highestof the hills, the town is biiilt. Constructed of limestone, thebuildings are cleaner and neater than those of any other Syri-an village. Out of a population of 4000 souls, more than threefourths are Christians. Under their enlightened influenceNazareth is increasing in wealth and numbers, and is now thecapital of the district. As if conscious of their superior num-bers, intelligence, wealth, and piety, the Christians assert and Gibbons Rome, vol. vi., c. lix.; Tytlers U. H., vol. iv., c. ix. ; Kobin-sons , vol. ii., s. xv., p. 372-377. John, i., 46. 111 W,^*. FROM DAN TO BEEKSHEBA. 427 defend their rights. In nearly all other parts of Palestine theChristians are cringing and fearful, but the Nazarenes are notafraid either to measure swords or creeds with the followersof the Prophet. The whole town wears an aspect of genuinethrift and business prosperity, and the number of thrivingschools, filled with pupils, is the best evidence of a free and en-lightened Christianity. Supported by the Protestant Missionof Jerusalem, these schools are furnished with all the appli-ances requisite to success; and the hundreds of children annu-ally educated can not fail to change the sentiments of the pub-lic, and heighten the tone of morals and piety in the city ofour Lords childhood. The chief objects of interest in Nazareth are the legendarysites co
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