A dictionary of the Bible; dealing with its language, literature, and contents, including the Biblical theology; . hare the streets of Hebron ami Zidon ; and inDamascus the street called straight (Ac 9), oncea broad Roman carriage-way, with a foot-path oneach side of the stately colonnade, now shows areturn to the Oriental type. Again, each quarter of a large city might haveits own homogeneousness. At the present day thedistinction is generally a religious one, as (Chris-tian, Jewish, Moslem ; or of race, as Western andOriental. In Damascus, for example, the ringingof an alarm bell in the (Jre
A dictionary of the Bible; dealing with its language, literature, and contents, including the Biblical theology; . hare the streets of Hebron ami Zidon ; and inDamascus the street called straight (Ac 9), oncea broad Roman carriage-way, with a foot-path oneach side of the stately colonnade, now shows areturn to the Oriental type. Again, each quarter of a large city might haveits own homogeneousness. At the present day thedistinction is generally a religious one, as (Chris-tian, Jewish, Moslem ; or of race, as Western andOriental. In Damascus, for example, the ringingof an alarm bell in the (Jreek church can cause thegates of the Christian quarter to be closed, and thedistrict in a few minutes to assume the characterof a fortress. • Any payment made froiu time to time hv the Kmir «i1< of tlie uiHlLliiied nature of a (fnituity, tile tenn for whicli inAraljic, /uill-inSnamah, is the equivaleut of St. Iauls lurceMiinff richer f^gract 446 CITY OF DAVID CLAUDIUS Then, lastly, the entire city, with its massivegirdling wall, had the attitude both of friendlyenclosure and hostile DAMUOtm CITT-SATE—KNTRANCE TO STRAIGHT STREET. The chief meaTiinps of an Oriental city are thusfound to be Snfety, , Service. Thus weadin Ps 107 of a city to dwell in, a city of habita-tions, around which men sow fields (vv.*-**•*).Abraham, dwelling in his black movable tent,journeyed by faith tx)wards a fair city which hathfoundations* (He II). In Rev 21. 22 thesevarious features appear as borrowed from the greenearth in the glorified vision of the Holy the tabernacle of God is with men ; the cityhas its wall and gates; as an extended family-house it has foundations like the special corner-stone ; it is a place of safety into which thenations bring their glory and honour ; it has itsown fountain-head siipply of water, and abundantmeans of sustaining life; there the servants servetheir Lord ; and all who are hostile to its orderand interests shall i
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