. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . arriedand brought to the city. In this process, palm and olivetrees, which had grown old upon the top, have been under-mined and thrown away; and where the work of quarry-ing has been completed, the ground has been leveled, andorchards of mulberry-trees are now flourishing. What apity! Beirut now greatly needs just the sujiply of waterwhich this noble canal once brought to it, and a moderateexpense would have restored it to its former use. But this 48 THE LAND AND T
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . arriedand brought to the city. In this process, palm and olivetrees, which had grown old upon the top, have been under-mined and thrown away; and where the work of quarry-ing has been completed, the ground has been leveled, andorchards of mulberry-trees are now flourishing. What apity! Beirut now greatly needs just the sujiply of waterwhich this noble canal once brought to it, and a moderateexpense would have restored it to its former use. But this 48 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. is only one of a thousand of Syrias sad desolations. TheArabs, as a matter of course, ascribe this aqueduct to Zo-beida, a sort of Moslem St, Helena, according to popular le-gends, but, in historic truth, the wife of Haroun er Ras-chid. It is quite impossible to ascertain who constructed it;but, whether made by Phoenicians, Greeks, or Romans, itwas an admirable work, and a great blessing to Beirut, Theentire length can not be less than twenty miles, and thestarting-point is at least two thousand feet above the FOUNTAIN AT liEIBCT. III. BYA-RVT—Continued. January 26th. The roofs of these houses afford such a delightful prom-enade, and the prospect is so beautiful, that I can scarcelykeep away from them, day or night. So absorbed was I justnow in gazing about, that, if it had not been for the parapet,I should have walked quite off, and then have found my-self on the ground with a broken limb or neck, I it was, I made a desperate stumble, and was excessivelyfrightened, A very practical illustration, that, of the wisdom and hu-manity of the command in Deut., xxii. 8, When thou build-est a new house, then \hon shalt make a battlement for thv KOOFS—BATTLEMENTS. 49 roof, that thiou bring not blood upon thine house if any manfall from thence. This ordinance ought still to be enforcedby law wherever the roofs are flat, and resorted to for busi-ness, relaxat
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