. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... ior quality to that used inthe common wall; the joints are more closely formed ; and thefinishing of the facing and of the beveling is so clean and fine,that, when fresh from the hands of the builder, it must haveresembled gigantic relievo paneling. Surmounting this cor-ner of the wall, no doubt, stood that pinnacle of the Templefrom Avhich Satan tempted Christ to cast himself down, as
. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... ior quality to that used inthe common wall; the joints are more closely formed ; and thefinishing of the facing and of the beveling is so clean and fine,that, when fresh from the hands of the builder, it must haveresembled gigantic relievo paneling. Surmounting this cor-ner of the wall, no doubt, stood that pinnacle of the Templefrom Avhich Satan tempted Christ to cast himself down, assur-1 1 Pet., ii., G. = Isa., xxviii., IG. = Ps. cxliv., 12. y y J FEOM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. iing him of the charge of angels over him.^ According to Jo-sephus, a broad portico ran along the wall, supported by fourrows of columns, which divided it into three parts, forming atriple colonnade. The central portico was 100 feet high,which, with the height of the wall and the depth of the val-ley below its base, gave an elevation of 310 feet. And iffrom the top of the portico the beholder attempted to lookdown into the gulf below, his eyes became dark and dizzy be-fore they could penetrate to the immense depth.^. IlIJIENSE STONES OF SOLOMON 8 AGE. From this corner to the Golden Gate, a distance of morethan 1000 feet, is one unbroken line of wall, composed mostlyof large rough stones, interspersed with which are fragmentsof antique columns. Near the top of the wall, and projectingseveral feet, is a round porphyry column, on M-hich, accordingto a Moslem legend, Mohammed is to sit astride and judge theworld, the people having been assembled for judgment in thevale below. Overlooking the Kidron, and facing the Mountof Olives beyond, is the Golden Gate, now walled up, but Matt., iv., 5, 6. = Anti B., xv., c. xi.; Robinsons B. R., i., p. 290. FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. 39 which attracts the travelers attention by its conspicuous loca-tion and its uncommon beauty. Beins: the centre of a projec-
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