The land of promise: or, The Bible land and its revelation: Illustrated with several engravings of some of the most important places in Palestine and Syria . van Road from Jerusalem to Damas-cus—Character of the Natives—The Mount of Beatitudes or Horns ofHatten —Time Spent in Galilee—The Environments of the Sea of Tiberia<—Visit to Decapolis—Visit to Magdala—Visit to C;csarea Philippi——Sea ot Tiberias and Its Situation—Fish of the Sea of Galilee-Custom of the Fishermen—Town of Tiberias—Ilain of tiennesaret-Spiingsof Lake Gennesaret—Old Testament Associations—Ancient Magdala-TheLati
The land of promise: or, The Bible land and its revelation: Illustrated with several engravings of some of the most important places in Palestine and Syria . van Road from Jerusalem to Damas-cus—Character of the Natives—The Mount of Beatitudes or Horns ofHatten —Time Spent in Galilee—The Environments of the Sea of Tiberia<—Visit to Decapolis—Visit to Magdala—Visit to C;csarea Philippi——Sea ot Tiberias and Its Situation—Fish of the Sea of Galilee-Custom of the Fishermen—Town of Tiberias—Ilain of tiennesaret-Spiingsof Lake Gennesaret—Old Testament Associations—Ancient Magdala-TheLatin Convent—Ruins of Chorazin—The Two Bethsaidas. ILLUSTRATIONS. EEV. D. P. SEATOX, , . Frontispiece. MAP OF PALESTINE Facing 1 VIEW OF JERUSALEM 62 JEWS WAILING-PLACE 72 MOUNT ZION 91 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE 99 MOUNT OF OLIVES 102 GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE 108 THE TOWER OF DAVID 143 VIEW OF BETHLEHEM CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY (INTERIOR), BETHLE-HEM • 169 CONVENT OF S. SABA 179 THE DEAD SEA 186 VIEW OF THE JORDAN 208 NABLOUS (SYCHAR OR SHECHEM) 265 NAZARETH • 341 MOUNT TABOR 400 THE SEA OF GALILEE 432. THE LAND OF PROMISE. PAET INTRODUCTION. The Historical and Physical Outline and Geography of Palestine and Syria—TheOrigin of Various Names—Boundary of Palestine Proper—As Comparedwitli Other Lands—How Impressed when Approaching Joppa—PhysicalFormation of the Country—Mountains and Valleys—Carmel, Sharon andEsdraelon—Hills of Bashan—-Coast Plains—Their Interception—Plain ofJericho—Its Immense Fall—Rivers in Palestine and Syria—The PoliticalStatus of Syria and Palestine—Information Furnished by Books of Old Testa-ment—The Law Given in Time of Moses—Friendship Between David andHiram—Solomon and Hiram—The People Inclined to Idolatary—Work ofthe Jews after Captivity—Climate of Palestine and Syria—Skillfulness ofPhoenicians. THE ORIGIN OF VARIOUS NAMES. THE cause of the various nam
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