. The historical geography of the Holy Land, especially in relation to the history of Israel and of the early Church. re called Ephrathites (Ruth i. 2,I Sam. xvii. 12). But in Judges xii. 5, i Sam. i. i, I Kings xi. 26,Ephrathite = Ephraimite. Herods citadel near Beth-lehem was the Herodium,now the Jebel Fureidis, or Frank Mountain, from its use by the Crusadersafter the capture of Jerusalem (Felix Fabri, ed. ii. 403 f.). Condersuggests Fureidis = a corruption of Herodium (cf. Furbia = Herbia). Herod isburied here. On the strong reasons for supposing that the Church of theNativity occup
. The historical geography of the Holy Land, especially in relation to the history of Israel and of the early Church. re called Ephrathites (Ruth i. 2,I Sam. xvii. 12). But in Judges xii. 5, i Sam. i. i, I Kings xi. 26,Ephrathite = Ephraimite. Herods citadel near Beth-lehem was the Herodium,now the Jebel Fureidis, or Frank Mountain, from its use by the Crusadersafter the capture of Jerusalem (Felix Fabri, ed. ii. 403 f.). Condersuggests Fureidis = a corruption of Herodium (cf. Furbia = Herbia). Herod isburied here. On the strong reasons for supposing that the Church of theNativity occupies the site of the inn, see Conder, T. W. ch. x., Hendersonsr<iestine, p. 149. 320 The Historical Geography of the Holy Land justice, and gave her name to the ideal city men are everstriving to build on earth, to the City of God that shallone day descend from heaven—the New Jerusalem. Forher builder was not Nature nor the wisdom of men, buton that secluded and barren site, the Word of God, by herprophets, laid her eternal foundations in righteousness, andreared her walls in her peoples faith in God. il 1 ^. J. G-Bai-tholcrmew, CHAPTER XVISAMARIA X For this Chapter consult Maps /., V. and VI. .^ SAMARIA FROM Judaea we pass to Samaria. Halves of the samemountain range, how opposite they are in disposi-tion and in history ! The northern is as fair ,.,11, Samaria and and open as the southern is secluded and Judaea—aaustere, and their fortunes correspond. To theprophets Samaria is the older sister,^ standing nearer tothe world, taking precedence alike in good and evil. Themore forward to attract, the more quick to develop,Samaria was always the less able to retain. The patri-archs came first to Shechem, but chose their homes aboutHebron ; the earliest seats of Israels worship, the earliestrallies of her patriotism, were upon Mount Ephraim,^ butboth Church and State ultimately centred in Jerusalem ;after the disruption of the kingdom the first prophets andheroes spra
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