PART II. JOURNEY FROM CAIRO TO JERUSALEM-EXTRACTS.

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II. The

I. Departure from Egypt; Overland Route; First Encampment.

Passage of the Red Sea. 1. Approach to Suez. 2. Suez. 3. Wells of

Moses. III. The Desert, and Sand-storm. IV. Marah; Elim. V. Second

Encampment by the Red Sea; "Wilderness of Sin." VI. Approach to

Mount Serbål; Wâdy Sidri and Wâdy Feirân. VII. Ascent of Serbâl.

VIII. Approach to Gebel Mousa, the traditional Sinai. IX. Ascent of

Gebel Mousa and Râs Sasâfeh. X. Ascent of St. Catherine. XI. Ascent

of the Gebel ed-Deir

Sheykh Saleh.

Gulf of 'Akaba;

XII. Route from Sinai to the Gulf of 'Akaba. 1. Tomb of

2. Wady Sayâl and Wady El'Ain. HAZEROTH. XIII.

Elath. XIV. The 'Arabah. XV. Approach to Petra. XVI. Ascent of

Mount Hor. XVII. Petra. KADESH

XVIII. Approach to Palestine. XIX. First Day in Palestine. XX. Hebron.

XXI. Approach to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. XXII. First View of Beth-

lehem. XXIII. First View of Jerusalem

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CHAPTER II. PALESTINE.

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The Highland of Syria: Lebanon; the Four Rivers: the Orontes, the Leontes,

the Barada, and the JORDAN

PALESTINE. I. Seclusion. II. Smallness and narrowness of its territory.

III. Central situation. IV. Land of Ruins. V. "Land of Milk and Honey.'

VI. Earthquakes. VII. Variety of climate and structure. VIII. A Mountain

Country; the Views of Sacred History. The fenced Cities, and High Places :

Political Divisions and Conquests. High-lands and Lowlands. IX. Scenery :

Character of hills; Vegetation: Flowers; Olives; Cedars-confined to

Lebanon; Oaks and Terebinths; Sacred Trees: Palms; Sycomores;

Oleanders. X. Geological Features: 1. Springs and Wells; 2. Sepulchres;

3. Caves; in ancient times; in modern times; 4. Legendary curiosities. 109

CHAPTER III. JUDEA AND JERUSALEM.

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JUDEA-I. The "south" frontier-Simeon. II. Mountain country of Judah

-Lion of Judah-Vineyards-Fenced cities-Herodion. BETHLEHEM-

HEBRON

JERUSALEMI. Exterior aspect. 1. Long obscurity-Jebus-Mountain fastness.

2. Ravines of the Kedron and of Hinnom. 3. Compactness-Growth.

4. Surrounding mountains. 5. Central situation. II. Interior aspect.

1. Hills of the city. 2. Temple-mount-Rock of the Sakrah-Spring in

the Temple Vaults. 3. Walls and Towers-Palaces-Ruins-Earthquake.

III. MOUNT OF OLIVES-Slight connection with the early history. Connection

with the Gospel History-Presence of Christ- Bethany-Scene of the

Triumphal entry-The Ascension-Conclusion

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CHAPTER IV. THE HEIGHTS AND THE PASSES OF BENJAMIN.

BENJAMIN, the frontier tribe of Judah and Ephraim-Its independent power.

I. The Passes of Benjamin. 1. The Eastern Passes. a. Battle of Ai.

b. Battle of Michmash. c. Advance of Sennacherib. 2. The Western

Passes Battle of Bethhoron under Joshua. Later battles of Bethhoron

2. Bethel: Sanctuary-View

II. The Heights. 1. Nebi-Samuel or Gibeon.

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of Abraham-Sanctuary of Jacob and of the Northern tribes--Jeroboam's

Temple-Josiah

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Note on Ramah and Mizpeh

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CHAPTER V. EPHRAIM.

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Mountains of EPHRAIM-Fertility and central situation-Supremacy of Ephraim. 227

I. SHILOH. II. SHECHEM. 1. First halting-place of Abraham. 2. First

settlement of Jacob. 3. First capital of the conquest. Sanctuary of

Mount Gerizim. 4. Insurrection of Abimelech. 5. Sanctuary of the

Samaritans. 6. Jacob's well.

III. SAMARIA: Its beauty-Its strength-Sebaste. IV. Passes of Manasseh.

Dothan

Note on Mount Gerizim. Abraham and Melchizedek: Sacrifice of Isaac:

Mount Moriah

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CHAPTER VI. THE MARITIME PLAIN.

I. The SHEPHELAH, or the Low Country,-Philistia: 1. Maritime character of

the Philistines. 2. The strongholds; their sieges. 3. Corn-fields-Contact

with Dan. 4. Level plain-Contact with Egypt and the Desert.

II. PLAIN OF SHARON Pasture-land-Naphath-Dor-Forest-Cæsarea-Con-

nection with Apostolic History

III. PLAIN and BAY OF ACRE-Tribe of Asher

IV. PLAIN OF PHOENICIA: 1. Separation from Palestine. 2. Harbours. 3.

Security. 4. Rivers. TYRE and SIDON-Local Prophecies

Note A. House of Simon at Jaffa .

Note B. Villages of Sharon and Phoenicia

Note C.

Phoenician Antiquities: Sarcophagus of Esmunazar

CHAPTER VII. THE JORDAN AND THE DEAD SEA.

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The Four Rivers of Lebanon in their courses :-The physical peculiarities of the

Jordan-Unfrequented-Historical Scenes

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I. Vale of Siddim. 1. Battle of the Kings. 2. Overthrow of Sodom and

Gomorrah. 3. Appearance of the DEAD SEA. 4. Vision of Ezekiel.

5. En-gedi

II. Plain and Terraces of the Jordan Valley. 1. Plain of Abel-Shittim-Encamp-

ment of the Israelites-Views from Pisgah by Balaam and by Moses-

Burial-place of Moses-Passage of the Jordan-Drying up of the River.

2. Jericho--At the time of the capture-In the time of the Prophets, and

of Christ. 3. Scene of the Preaching of John-Bethabara-Scene of the

Temptation-Baptism in the Jordan-Bathing of the Pilgrims

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CHAPTER VIII. PERÆA AND THE TRANS-JORDANIC TRIBES.

I. General character of the scenery. II. First view of the Holy Land.

III. Frontier land.-First victories of Israel. IV. Isolation. V. Pastoral

character of the country and its inhabitants. Nomadic Tribes-Reuben-

Gad-Manasseh-Elijah the Tishbite. VI. Land of exile. Last view of

the Holy Land

CHAPTER IX. PLAIN OF ESDRAELON.

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General features. I. Boundary between northern and central tribes. II. Battle-

field of Palestine. 1. Victory over Sisera. Battle of Kishon. 2. Victory

over the Midianites. 3. Defeat of Saul. Battle of Mount Gilboa-Beth-

shan and Jabesh Gilead. 4. Defeat of Josiah-Battle of Megiddo

III. Richness and fertility of the Plain-IsSACHAR: Jezreel - Engannim.

IV. TABOR: Fortress and Sanctuary of the Northern Tribes. V. Carmel―

Scene of Elijah's sacrifice. VI. NAIN

CHAPTER X. GALILEE.

Scenery of Northern Palestine-The Four Northern Tribes-Their wealth-their

isolation-Galilee in the New Testament

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I. NAZARETH-Its upland basin-Its seclusion-Sacred localities

II. LAKE OF GENNESARETH. 1. Plain of Hattin, and Mountain of the Beatitudes

-Battle of Hattin. 2. View of the Lake of Gennesareth. 3. Jewish History

of Tiberias. 4. Plain of Gennesareth. Traffic-Fertility of the Plain-

Villas of the Herods-Fisheries of the Lake. 5. Scene of the Gospel

Ministry-"Manufacturing district "-The Beach-The Desert-The storms

of wind-The Demoniacs-The Feeding of the Multitudes-The Plain of

Gennesareth-Capernaum
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CHAPTER XI. THE LAKE OF MEROM AND THE SOURCES OF

THE JORDAN.

I. Upper Valley of the Jordan-Hills of Naphtali and Manasseh-Kedesh-

Naphtali. II. Lake of Merom-Battle of Merom. III. Sources of the

Jordan-Tel-el-Kadi-City and Tribe of Dan-Cæsarea Philippi-Hazor-

Paneas-Hermon-Mount of the Transfiguration

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CHAPTER XII. LEBANON: DAMASCUS.

I. In relation to Palestine and the Jordan. II. To the Leontes.

III. To the Orontes. IV. To the Barada. DAMASCUS

LEBANON.

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CHAPTER XIII. THE GOSPEL HISTORY AND TEACHING,

VIEWED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOCALITIES OF PALESTINE.

I. The stages of the Gospel History. 1. Infancy of Christ. 2. Youth. 3. Pub-

lic ministry. 4. Retirement from public ministry. II. The Parables.

1. Parables of Judæa. a. The Vineyard. b. The Fig-tree. c. The

Shepherd. d. The good Samaritan. 2. Parables of Galilee. a. The corn-

fields. b. The birds. c. The fisheries. III. The Discourses-The Sermon

on the Mount. 1. The city on a hill. 2. The birds and the flowers.

3. The torrent

IV. Conclusions. 1. Reality of the teaching. 2. Its homeliness and universality.

3. Its union of human and divine

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CHAPTER XIV. THE HOLY PLACES.

I. BETHLEHEM: Church of Helena-Grotto of the Nativity-Jerome. II. NAZA-

RETH: Grotto in Latin Convent- Spring near the Greek church-House at

Loretto-Compared with site at Nazareth-Origin of the Legend. III.

JERUSALEM: Lesser localities-Church of the Ascension-Tomb of the

Virgin Gethsemane-Conaculum-Church of the Holy Sepulchre-- Greek

Easter-Conclusion

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I. DIAGRAM OF THE HEIGHTS OF EGYPT, SINAI, AND PALESTINE .
II. EGYPT

III. PENINSULA OF SINAI

IV. TRADITIONAL SINAI.

V. PALESTINE

VI. SOUTH OF PALESTINE

VII. PLAIN OF ESDRAELON AND GALILEE

WOODCUTS.

1. SKETCH-MAP OF SYRIA.

2. SKETCH-PLAN OF JERUSALEM

3. SKETCH-PLAN OF SHECHEM

4. MAP OF THE LAKE AND DISTRICT OF GENNESARETH

5. SKETCH-FLAN OF HOUSE AT NAZARETH AND AT LORETTO.

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In the references to the Erdkunde of Professor C. Ritter throughout this work, the
following names have been adopted for the volumes relating to Sinai and
Palestine Part XIV. (or Vol. I.) is designated Sinai: Part XV. (Vol. II.),
Sect. 1. Jordan: Sect. 2. Syria: Part XVI. (Vol. III.) Palestine: Part XVII.
(Vol. IV.), Sect. 1. Lebanon: Sect. 2. Damascus.