. "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 .... WOMEN GKiNDiKU AT A SIILL. the i^lain for a mile in circumference, to discover, if possible,the lurking-place of some neighboring plunderer. In an open. # FKOM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. 359 tent two women were grinding ut a mill, while others werekneading bread and spinning flax. Every thing about the en-campment wore the aspect of a semi-barbarous state, and thequestion rose in our minds more
. "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 .... WOMEN GKiNDiKU AT A SIILL. the i^lain for a mile in circumference, to discover, if possible,the lurking-place of some neighboring plunderer. In an open. # FKOM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. 359 tent two women were grinding ut a mill, while others werekneading bread and spinning flax. Every thing about the en-campment wore the aspect of a semi-barbarous state, and thequestion rose in our minds more than once as to the tent-lifeof Abraham and his sons. In many points there is an evidentsimilarity. Like the nomads of the present day, the patriarchswandered from place to place; their property consisted ofherds of cattle, and flocks of sheep and goats; their women, towhose lot it fell to grind, spin, and cook, occupied separatetents, as in modern times ; and, like them, they were constantlyliable to be surprised and plundered ; hence then as now, allthe males went armed for the protection of their here the parallel ends. There is no comparison as to per-sonal excellence, domestic refinement, and social dignity. Ifthe words and acts of a man reveal his heart and manifest hiscondition, then the history of those venerable patriarchs be-speak
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