Things seen in Palestine . M ^ fc £. H Holy Places medans allow the Christians free access, onthe understanding that they will complywith the conditions of common reverencewhich are imposed. From the walls of the Haram Area welook across the Valley of Jehoshaphat, pastvarious tombs, including one still cursed bythe Jews as that of Absalom, and that ofZacharias the son of Barachias, across tothe Mount of Olives, with the Garden ofGethsemane and the Brook Kedron, nowlost in superincumbent rubbish, at its the spur of the hill, .beyond the fineRussian church, lies the little village ofBeth
Things seen in Palestine . M ^ fc £. H Holy Places medans allow the Christians free access, onthe understanding that they will complywith the conditions of common reverencewhich are imposed. From the walls of the Haram Area welook across the Valley of Jehoshaphat, pastvarious tombs, including one still cursed bythe Jews as that of Absalom, and that ofZacharias the son of Barachias, across tothe Mount of Olives, with the Garden ofGethsemane and the Brook Kedron, nowlost in superincumbent rubbish, at its the spur of the hill, .beyond the fineRussian church, lies the little village ofBethany. Bethlehem until quite lately preserved itsancient and strictly Oriental aspect, but theincreasing demands upon their hospitality,especially at Christmas, have obliged theFranciscans to erect a new guest-house bythe side of the great pile of buildings,the growth of sixteen centuries, vhich aremassed about the ancient church, which 239 Things Seen in Palestine covers the cave-stable where Jesus Christ wasborn. Here we find church
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