. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . ver wild rocky ridges and througli j)roll)und ravines, fa-tiguing to the horse, but charming to the rider. Yerka,like Juth, occupies the site of an ancient town, as is evidentfrom the colunnis and other architirtural remains, some ofwhich have Greek inscri))tions on them. The inhabitantsare all Druses, as are also those of Yanoih and Juth. Theprosj)eet from Yerka is magnificent over the hills of Sama-ria, along the dark ridge of Cannel, and numd the bay ofAcre to th
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . ver wild rocky ridges and througli j)roll)und ravines, fa-tiguing to the horse, but charming to the rider. Yerka,like Juth, occupies the site of an ancient town, as is evidentfrom the colunnis and other architirtural remains, some ofwhich have Greek inscri))tions on them. The inhabitantsare all Druses, as are also those of Yanoih and Juth. Theprosj)eet from Yerka is magnificent over the hills of Sama-ria, along the dark ridge of Cannel, and numd the bay ofAcre to the great military fortress itself. In the aftern(K)u I rode down the nnkv (kxlivitv of themountain to Kefr Yusif, whieh lies at the edge of the plain. 2 Kings XV. 29. 464 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. It bears the Moslem name of Joscplius, and has a largeJewish eemetery, held in great veneration by them. Theybring their dead from a distance to bury them there, thoughnot a Jew resides in the village. Two hours easy ridingacross the plain brought me to the gate of Acre, in goodhealth, and cheerful courage to prosecute our THE NAIlll UZZIYEIl—EL HLMUA. 4C7 XXr. LADDER OF TYRE—ACHE. March 12th. While we are quietly passing over this broad aud fertileplain of Acre toward Jiddin, I call f<jr your adventures aft-er we parted at liunieish last Saturday. The account of that ride can soon be given; but let meremind you first, that by taking the interior route by Ban-ias, we have missed the entire road from Ivre over theLadder to Acre. I can easily fill up that gap. The road follows the shoresouth of Tyre lor two hours to the Nahr Uzziyeh, whereare the remains of an old lioman bridge. This stream risesnear Kefr Buriam, passes by the site of Ilazor under thename of Wady el Aiyun, and thence to the sea bv a tortu-ous, wild, and wooded gorge like those we have looked intoin other parts of Naplitali. Fifteen minutes farther is awell called Medfeneli, south of which are ruins scatt
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