. "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 .... boyhood I Avas accustomed to read the story ofthe ncAV-born King. On the south lay the Plains of Bethlehem,Avhere shepherds Avere Avatching their flocks—some chanting apastoral song, others playing upon their rude flute. The ster-ility of the Avilderness had given place to cultivated fields, andalong the AAayside grcAV a pretty blue floAver, of a stellarform, called by the monks the St
. "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 .... boyhood I Avas accustomed to read the story ofthe ncAV-born King. On the south lay the Plains of Bethlehem,Avhere shepherds Avere Avatching their flocks—some chanting apastoral song, others playing upon their rude flute. The ster-ility of the Avilderness had given place to cultivated fields, andalong the AAayside grcAV a pretty blue floAver, of a stellarform, called by the monks the Star of Bethlehem. Passing-through the small village of Beit Sahilr, Ave turned Avestward,and, ascending a well-made road, in half an hour we passed be-neath the ancient portal of the City of the NatiAity. The streetswere crowded with people, and along the main thoroughfare 212 FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. were merchants selling fruits, flowers, grains, vegetables, cut-lery, saddlery, clothing, furniture, and ornaments, and mechan-ics of all kinds were pursuing their respective vocations. So long as childhood continues, Bethlehem will be cherishedby the young, and recalled with delight by those of riper VIEW OP BETHLEnE:.!. The synonym of helpless infancy, mothers will revert to it withliope, and the children of each generation will claim it as theircommon heritage. As here the young mother pressed hertender offspring to her bosom for the fiist time, Bethlehem FROM DAN TO BEKESUEIiA. 213 must ever remain the symbol of domestic affections and pri-vacies. Originally called The House of Bread, and now ThePlouse of Flesh, its Arabic name, Beit Lahm, contains the sig-niiicance of its wondrous history. To distinguish it from Beth-lehem belonging to the tribeship of Zebulun, it is called bythe sacred historian Bethlehem of Judah ;2 to preintimatoits fruitfulness, it was prophetically designated Ephratah f toillustrate its rising glory among the thousands of Judah, itwas announced as
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