. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . ering fragments, tell. Was the Saviours city here ?Lifted to heaven, has it sank to hell, With none to shed a tear ?O Saviour ! gone to Gods right hand. Yet the same Saviour still,Graved on thy heart is this lovely strand. And every fragrant hill.—MCheyne. Is it certain that Tell Hum marks the site of Capernaum?Far from it; but of that we will converse in our tent, atleisure, after dinner. I feel more than usual interest in this inquiry about Ca-pernaum. We know whe
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . ering fragments, tell. Was the Saviours city here ?Lifted to heaven, has it sank to hell, With none to shed a tear ?O Saviour ! gone to Gods right hand. Yet the same Saviour still,Graved on thy heart is this lovely strand. And every fragrant hill.—MCheyne. Is it certain that Tell Hum marks the site of Capernaum?Far from it; but of that we will converse in our tent, atleisure, after dinner. I feel more than usual interest in this inquiry about Ca-pernaum. We know where the angel appeared unto Mary—where our Lord was born—where he spent nearly thirtyyears of his life before he commenced his j^ublic ministry—where he closed that ministry in death; and we know, also,from what place he ascended on high after his resurrectionfrom the dead; and it seems as though I must find out thehome where he resided most of the time, while he manifest-ed to men on earth the glory of the only-begotten Son ofGod. There is at this day no occasion to enter on those inquiries CAPERNAUM—TELL HUM. 543. UUINS AT OArKBNAVM. which fix the site of Capernaum to some spot at the headof this lake, for of this there is now no doubt, and there arehere but two phxces whose claims are earnestly discussed:Khan Minyeh, at Ain et Tiny, and this Tell llinn. has very learnedly argued in favor of the former,and I am slow to dissent from the conclusions of such aman on a question of topography which he has so thorough-ly studied. But the truth must be told; he has not con-vinced me, I believe the doctor fails in his main argument,lie endeavors to prove that Ain et Tiny is the fountain ofCapernaum. Now what do wc know about this fountain?Absolutely nothing but what is learned from his account of it ap})ly to Ain et Tiny ? I think not;and if not, then the whole argument falls to the ground. Inaccountingy?^;- the fertility of the plain of Gennesaret,
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