Râmat el Khulîl, the sight of Mamre. The camping place of Abraham. It is a little way to the right of the old Roman road to Jerusalem, and is also known as Beit Khulîl, "the house of Abraham."

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Jerusalem from the south. Showing the position of Bir Eyúb (Job's Well) just below the junction of the Kedron and Hinnom Valleys

The grotto known as the "school of the prophets," to which pilgrimmages are made by Mohammadans, in honor of Elijah. The house on the left is modern but occupies the site of an ancient chapel. It is opposite the entrance of the cave.

Site of Kedesh Naphtali. Marked by remains of buildings of Jewish and Roman origin, and by a small village called Kedes. The spring used by the villagers is shown in the foreground. Mount Hermon is seen in the distance.

The Houses of the Rich and Poor Man, Dives and Lazarus. This is the most picturesque group of buildings in the Via Dolorosa. In the foreground are a Bedouin mounted on a camel laden with forage, and an Ashkenazi Jew conversing with a water-seller

Wailing-place of the Jews. A portion of the ancient wall of the temple enclosure.

Kefar Saba. A straggling village consisting of houses built chiefly of sun-dried bricks, with extensive orchards to the west and south of it. It is fourteen miles from Jaffa, and is interesting in as much as it preserves the name of the ancient Caphar Saba.

Maison appelée: Beyt El-Emyr, façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la cour (XVIIe. siècle)

Kuryet-el-'Anab, the village of grapes, probably the Kirjath of Benjamin. It is now commonly called Abu Ghosh. The large building on the right is the Church of St. Jeremiah.

The site of Laish, afterwards called Dan, the ancient northern limit of the Holy Land, at the most westernly source of the Jordan. This spot is now known as Tell el Kâdy (the Hill of the Judge), and here stands a sacred oak hung with votive offerings, with a tomb dedicated to Sheikh Merzûk.

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Jerusalem from the south. Showing the position of Bir Eyúb (Job's Well) just below the junction of the Kedron and Hinnom Valleys

The grotto known as the "school of the prophets," to which pilgrimmages are made by Mohammadans, in honor of Elijah. The house on the left is modern but occupies the site of an ancient chapel. It is opposite the entrance of the cave.

Site of Kedesh Naphtali. Marked by remains of buildings of Jewish and Roman origin, and by a small village called Kedes. The spring used by the villagers is shown in the foreground. Mount Hermon is seen in the distance.

The Houses of the Rich and Poor Man, Dives and Lazarus. This is the most picturesque group of buildings in the Via Dolorosa. In the foreground are a Bedouin mounted on a camel laden with forage, and an Ashkenazi Jew conversing with a water-seller

Wailing-place of the Jews. A portion of the ancient wall of the temple enclosure.

Kefar Saba. A straggling village consisting of houses built chiefly of sun-dried bricks, with extensive orchards to the west and south of it. It is fourteen miles from Jaffa, and is interesting in as much as it preserves the name of the ancient Caphar Saba.

Maison appelée: Beyt El-Emyr, façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la cour (XVIIe. siècle)

Kuryet-el-'Anab, the village of grapes, probably the Kirjath of Benjamin. It is now commonly called Abu Ghosh. The large building on the right is the Church of St. Jeremiah.

The site of Laish, afterwards called Dan, the ancient northern limit of the Holy Land, at the most westernly source of the Jordan. This spot is now known as Tell el Kâdy (the Hill of the Judge), and here stands a sacred oak hung with votive offerings, with a tomb dedicated to Sheikh Merzûk.

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West Bank of Yellowstone Lower Falls.

Abraham Oaks, Hebron, pt. 7, p. 193

Déboud [Dabod], Beit-Oualli [Beit el-Wali]. 1. Beit-Oualli. Spéos d'Ammon, sanctuaire, à droite de la porte; 2. Même edifice, sanctuaire, à gauche de la porte; 3. Déboud, temple d'Ammon, pronaos, paroi de droite.

Kolonia, and Wady Beit Hanîna, favourtie place of resort of the people of Jerusalem; it is famous for its well-kept vineyards and vegetable gardens

Koptische Inschriften. 28-56 aus dem Westl. Theben [Thebes], Dêr el Medînet [Dayr al-Madînah Site], Erment, Bet el Walli [Beit el-Wali], Dendûr, Derr [el-Derr], Wadi Gazâl.

Beit-Oualli [Beit el-Wali]. Même spéos, paroi à gauche en entrant.

Beduini del deserto; Maniera d'elevar l'acqua; Altro modo d'elevar l'acqua.

Wâdy et Tuffâh, commonly called the vale of Eschol. The peasants grouped in the foreground are under the southern branches of Abraham's oak. In the distance the minaret of the great mosque of Sheikh 'Ali Bakka, Hebron, may be distinguished.

Troy. Taken from the west bank of the Hudson, in front of the United States Arsenal.

Pantheon. 1. [The goddess of] the Lower country; 2. The West Bank; 3. Xemi, Egypt?

Taughannock Ravine, from the west bank above the fall, near Ithaca, N.Y.

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