. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . e opportunityof looking upon the childhood home of our Lord will bewell worth the time and effort necessary to make the Bethlehem it will take about one and a quarter hoursto reach the Pools of Solomon, directly soutli. These poolsare immense tanks made of large hewn stones coated withcement. It is believed that they were built in Solomonstime to furnish water for the temple. Hebron is about asfar from Solomons
. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . e opportunityof looking upon the childhood home of our Lord will bewell worth the time and effort necessary to make the Bethlehem it will take about one and a quarter hoursto reach the Pools of Solomon, directly soutli. These poolsare immense tanks made of large hewn stones coated withcement. It is believed that they were built in Solomonstime to furnish water for the temple. Hebron is about asfar from Solomons Pools as the Pools are from is a very ancient town, rivaling Damascus in this respect. * Travels in Three Continents. 36 From Birth of Christ to Beginning of Ministry There is a tradition that here Adam was created. Sarah,the wife of Abraham, died at Hebron. It was destroyed byJoshua (Josh, x, 27), and was an important center duringDavids life. Ihe present town lias about five thousand in-habitants, nearly all Mohammedans, and very fanatical, aswe discover when the children follow us shouting Arabiccurses. From Hebron we turn southwest to Gaza, whicli has. IN THE LAND OF EGYPT—RAISING WATER FROM THE NILEFOR IRRIGATION. many Egyptian characteristics. Gaza is an important tradingcenter between Egypt and Palestine. Near the town we visitthe spot that is pointed out as the place from which Samsoncarried off the gates of the Philistines. The journey of Joseph, Mary, and the Babe to Egypt oc-cupied, according to tradition, two weeks. We shall hardlymake the trip in less time now. Arriving at Matariyeh weshall find many evidences of what tradition has marked as 37 In His Footsteps memorials of the holy familys visit. The Nile, with itspeculiar boats, the Pyramids, Sphinx, etc., are very muchwhat they were when Christ was in Egypt, though there isnothing to show that either he or his parents looked uponeither the river or these ancient monuments. FROM EGYPT TO NAZARETH.
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