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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.

The site of Laish, afterwards called Dan, the ancient northern limit o...

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The Temple of Venus, or circular temple in the village of Ba albek, not far from the south-east corner of the Acropolis. It is now converted into a Muslim shrine, and dedicated to El Barbara.

The Temple of Venus, or circular temple in the village of Ba albek, no...

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A Cedar of Lebanon. In the distance there is a glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea. The grove consists of about three hundred and fifty trees, the tallest of which are not more than seventy-eight feet in height. In the midst of the grove there is a Maronite chapel.

A Cedar of Lebanon. In the distance there is a glimpse of the Mediter...

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List of illustrations - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

List of illustrations - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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List of illustrations - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

List of illustrations - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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A Lebanon café. Pleasantly situated by a mountain stream and sheltered by the dense foliage of the carouba trees (Ceratonia siliqua). The presence of one of these wayside resting places always indicates a good site for an encampment, for it is sure to be near a supply of good water.

A Lebanon café. Pleasantly situated by a mountain stream and sheltered...

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A peasant woman churning. The churn is made of the tanned skin of a goat stripped off whole; it is partly filled with milk and the extremities being securely closed, it is suspended in any convenient place, by four ropes fastened to the skin of the legs.

A peasant woman churning. The churn is made of the tanned skin of a go...

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The gate of Tyre (Sûr). There are two springs of fresh water on the peninsula, one of which is close to this gate. It has been conjectured that they are connected with the foundations of Râs el 'Ain.

The gate of Tyre (Sûr). There are two springs of fresh water on the pe...

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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.

Kefar Saba. A straggling village consisting of houses built chiefly o...

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Plain of Sharon from the tower, Ramleh. This tower, shown on page 144, was the minaret of a mosque called Jâmi'a el Abtad. It has a winding staircase of one hundred and twenty steps. Its eastern windows overlook the town of Ramleh and the plain beyond, bounded by the hills of Judea.

Plain of Sharon from the tower, Ramleh. This tower, shown on page 144...

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Ruins on the west side of Athlît. The fortress was built by the Templars in the year 1218 and was the last place held by the crusaders in Palestine. It was taken by the Sultan Melek el Ashrâf el Khalîl after his conquest of Acre in 1291.

Ruins on the west side of Athlît. The fortress was built by the Templ...

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The rock-hewn amphitheatre, Petra. Thirty-three tiers of seats rise one above the other, and above the seats there are chambers hewn in rock. The brook of 'Ain Mûsa, bordered with verdure, flows across the arena.

The rock-hewn amphitheatre, Petra. Thirty-three tiers of seats rise on...

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Hebron., Egypt - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Hebron., Egypt - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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The pools of Hebron. The chief pool is one hundred and thirty-two feet square, and twenty-one feet deep. There are stone steps leading to the bottom at each corner. The other pool is eight-four feet in length and fifty-four feet in width. The enclosed building in the distance, on the slope of the hill to the left, is the Quarantine station.

The pools of Hebron. The chief pool is one hundred and thirty-two fee...

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The upper chambers of the convent. With the peaks of Jebel Mûsa in the background.

The upper chambers of the convent. With the peaks of Jebel Mûsa in th...

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The springs in Wâdy Gharandel, probably the "Elim" of the Bible.

The springs in Wâdy Gharandel, probably the "Elim" of the Bible.

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The plain El Markeiyeh. At the mouth of Wâdy Taiyebeh, looking south and south-east towards the mountains of the Serbál group. The plain takes its name from the long white range of chalk hills called El Markhâ.

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Valley of the Nile and pyramids. From Mount Mukattam. Beyond the picturesque cluster of the "Tomb of the Memlûks" we see the ancient aqueduct stretching across the mounds of rubbish which form the southern moundary of Cairo.

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The leaning column, Karnak. In one side of the aisles of the Hall of Columns. The base is worn and the foundations undermined by the Nile, which at the inundation rises some six feet above the level of the floor.

The leaning column, Karnak. In one side of the aisles of the Hall of C...

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Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour.

Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump ...

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Luxor., Egypt - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Luxor., Egypt - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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Beidhat umm Tâkhah, a neighbor of Mount Serbál. In the foreground is the usual scene of preparation for a night's bivouac.

Beidhat umm Tâkhah, a neighbor of Mount Serbál. In the foreground is ...

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A Jewish cotton-cleaner. Separating seeds from cotton by the ancient process of bowing it

A Jewish cotton-cleaner. Separating seeds from cotton by the ancient ...

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Ruined Convent of St. George in the Wady Kely

Ruined Convent of St. George in the Wady Kely

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Mosque and tomb at Er Ram, the Ramah of Benjamin. A group of peasants in the foreground; the woman wearing a head-dress formed of coins

Mosque and tomb at Er Ram, the Ramah of Benjamin. A group of peasants...

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View from Tell Hûm, with fishing-boat. There is no sign of any harbour having been constructed here, and in stormy weather it would be difficult to effect a landing at this spot

View from Tell Hûm, with fishing-boat. There is no sign of any harbou...

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Bedouins buying spears in the Sûk es Sinânîyeh, which is the great emporium for all the requirements of Bedouins and peasants, including all kinds of primitive weapons and clothing

Bedouins buying spears in the Sûk es Sinânîyeh, which is the great emp...

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Northern Lebanon - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Northern Lebanon - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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The slopes of Lebanon - Engraving, Public domain image

The slopes of Lebanon - Engraving, Public domain image

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Abraham's Oak, Hebron. An ilex or evergreen holm oak (quercus pseudo-cocccifera). One of the lower branches was broken down by a heavy fall of snow in the winter of 1850. It was cut up into logs and conveyed to Jerusalem. There were seven camel loads; one log was sent to England.

Abraham's Oak, Hebron. An ilex or evergreen holm oak (quercus pseudo-...

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In the wilderness of Shur. A small encampment of Bedawin, probably of the Terabin tribe, whose territory extends as far as Gaza.

In the wilderness of Shur. A small encampment of Bedawin, probably of ...

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Mountains at the head of Wâdy Lejâ.

Mountains at the head of Wâdy Lejâ.

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The Zion Gate, or Gate of the Prophet David, exterior view. In the foreground, outside the gate, is a group of Bethlehemites.

The Zion Gate, or Gate of the Prophet David, exterior view. In the for...

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Oratories on the west side of the Haram esh Sherif

Oratories on the west side of the Haram esh Sherif

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Exterior of the Golden Gate, Moslem tombs in the foreground

Exterior of the Golden Gate, Moslem tombs in the foreground

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The Citadel of Jerusalem from the Valley of Hinnom

The Citadel of Jerusalem from the Valley of Hinnom

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In the Shepherds' Field, Bethlehem. A shepherd watching a flock of the long-eared and long-tailed sheep common in Palestine

In the Shepherds' Field, Bethlehem. A shepherd watching a flock of th...

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Rachel's Tomb. The terraced hills of Beit Jâla, the ancient Giloh, in the background

Rachel's Tomb. The terraced hills of Beit Jâla, the ancient Giloh, in ...

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View of the Shepherds' Field, from Bethlehem. Looking towards the east, the mountains of Moab in the distance

View of the Shepherds' Field, from Bethlehem. Looking towards the eas...

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Chapel of the Nativity, in the crypt of the Church of St. Mary, Bethlehem. The star within the grotto on the left marks "the Place of the Nativity;" on the right is the Altar of the Adoration of the Magi

Chapel of the Nativity, in the crypt of the Church of St. Mary, Bethle...

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Pools of Solomon. Now called El Burâk - the tanks. The castle above them is occupied by a few soldiers for protection against the Bedouins

Pools of Solomon. Now called El Burâk - the tanks. The castle above t...

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Dead Sea and Mountains of Moab, from Mar Saba

Dead Sea and Mountains of Moab, from Mar Saba

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Banks on the Jordan above the Convent of St. John the Baptist (the Kasr-el-Yehud)

Banks on the Jordan above the Convent of St. John the Baptist (the Kas...

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One of the arches of an aqueduct over the Wady Kelt, plains of Jericho. The stream is popularly known as Brook Cherith

One of the arches of an aqueduct over the Wady Kelt, plains of Jericho...

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Er Riha, the modern Jericho, on the site of the "New Jericho" of the Crusaders

Er Riha, the modern Jericho, on the site of the "New Jericho" of the C...

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Beit 'ur-et-Tahta, on the site of lower Beth-Horon, a Bedouin tent in the foreground. A woman preparing food, to be eaten at sunset

Beit 'ur-et-Tahta, on the site of lower Beth-Horon, a Bedouin tent in ...

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The village of Taiyibeh from the heights of Rumman. The former is said to represent Ophrah and the latter Rimmon

The village of Taiyibeh from the heights of Rumman. The former is sai...

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Mount Tabor. - Engraving, Public domain image

Mount Tabor. - Engraving, Public domain image

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Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. The lake contains many good kinds of fish, some of which, it is said, do not occur elsewhere except in tropical climates

Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. The lake contains many good kinds of...

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The Kûl'at ibn Ma'ân, on the north-west side of the Valley of Pigeons. This castle consists of caverns connected by passages; opposite to it stands Irbid, the ancient Arbela

The Kûl'at ibn Ma'ân, on the north-west side of the Valley of Pigeons....

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Castle of Safed, on the northern crest of the hill, with the Moslem quarter in the foreground

Castle of Safed, on the northern crest of the hill, with the Moslem qu...

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Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition says that two of the wives of Mohammed were interned here. A modern domed structure marks the spot.

Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition ...

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View of Palmyra, from the Grand Colonnade, showing the castle in the distance.

View of Palmyra, from the Grand Colonnade, showing the castle in the d...

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Bath and café, Beirût - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Bath and café, Beirût - Egypt, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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Khan Neby Yûnas (The khan of the prophet Jonah). Adjoining a Muslim shrine sacred to his memory. Close to it there is a group of mulberry- trees, and beyond are groves of olives and fig trees belonging to the village of Neby Yûnas, also called El Jûjeh.

Khan Neby Yûnas (The khan of the prophet Jonah). Adjoining a Muslim sh...

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The remains of Tyre. The shore is strewn from one end to the other, along the edge of the water, and in the water, with columns of red and grey granite of various dimensions, the only remaining monuments of ancient Tyre.

The remains of Tyre. The shore is strewn from one end to the other, al...

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Jaffa, the ancient Joppa. - Egypt, Israel

Jaffa, the ancient Joppa. - Egypt, Israel

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Mount Hor. The scene of the death of Aaron, called by the Arabs Jebel Harûn, "the Mount of Aaron." Its highest point is about four thousand three hundred and sixty feet above the sea level.

Mount Hor. The scene of the death of Aaron, called by the Arabs Jebel ...

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Gaza, Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

Gaza, Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

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Mt. Serbál - From Wády Feirán. - Engraving, Public domain image

Mt. Serbál - From Wády Feirán. - Engraving, Public domain image

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The cliffs of Jebel Hammâm Farún. The altitude given in the "Ordinance survey map" for Jebel Hammâm Farún is 1,567 feet.

The cliffs of Jebel Hammâm Farún. The altitude given in the "Ordinance...

Râs Abu Zenimeh. On a low promontory running out somewhat farther into the sea is placed the tomb of the saint. Unless it is rough the camels are made to take to the water instead of climbing the cliffs.

Râs Abu Zenimeh. On a low promontory running out somewhat farther into...

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Wâdy Mukatteb. The strange shapes of the weather-worn sandstone rocks are almost as noteworthy as the Sinaitic inscriptions. In the inscriptions represented in this illustration the camel occurs frequently.

Wâdy Mukatteb. The strange shapes of the weather-worn sandstone rocks...

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The Ramesêum. The remains of the great hypostyle of the Temple of Rameses II. The figures of Christian slaves have been painted on some of the columns.

The Ramesêum. The remains of the great hypostyle of the Temple of Rame...

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A wayside well. Shaded by a fine specimen of the Acacia Nilotica. The water is raised by means of jars attached to a wheel, the sâkiyeh.

A wayside well. Shaded by a fine specimen of the Acacia Nilotica. The...

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Girgeh, from the mooring-place on the south side.

Girgeh, from the mooring-place on the south side.

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The Sphinx. Called by the Arabs "Father of terrors." It faces the east, and is hewn out of the natural rock.

The Sphinx. Called by the Arabs "Father of terrors." It faces the east...

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A recollection of Sinai and the mountains of the pass of the wind. "On Horeb, with Elijah, let us lie/ Where all around, on mountain, sand, and sky,/ God's chariot-wheels have left distinctest trace." -- Keble.

A recollection of Sinai and the mountains of the pass of the wind. "O...

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The temple of Aboo Simbel, in Nubia. The most wonderful of all the temples of Rameses the Greet, excavated in the solid rock.

The temple of Aboo Simbel, in Nubia. The most wonderful of all the te...

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Looking north from the island of Elephantinê. At Aswân the inhabitants are still mainly of the Egyptian type, but at Elephantiné the population is wholly Nubian.

Looking north from the island of Elephantinê. At Aswân the inhabitant...

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Looking south from Philae. - Egypt

Looking south from Philae. - Egypt

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A cup of coffee on the heights of Subeibeh. All the implements for preparing it are shown in the foreground - the iron saucer in which to roast the berries, the pestle and mortar for pounding them, and the water boiling on the fire of crackling twigs

A cup of coffee on the heights of Subeibeh. All the implements for pr...

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The Palace of Hâsbeiya. Scene of a terrible massacre of Christians on June 3rd, 1860. The fountain if Hâsbeiya forms a copious stream which flows into the Hâsbany.

The Palace of Hâsbeiya. Scene of a terrible massacre of Christians on...

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The city of Acre from the south. The mount of the Nahr Na'mân, the ancient river Belus, in the foreground, where, tradition says, glass was first produced by an accidental combination of the necessary materials.

The city of Acre from the south. The mount of the Nahr Na'mân, the an...

A roadside fountain and tomb. The Sebîl of Abû Nabût, commonly called the Tomb of Tabitha (Dorcas).

A roadside fountain and tomb. The Sebîl of Abû Nabût, commonly called...

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The gate of Ptolemy Euergetes, Karnak. Showing the pylon of the Temple of Khons beyond. An avenue of rams leads up to this beautiful gate, which is the most gracely of all the structures at Karnak.

The gate of Ptolemy Euergetes, Karnak. Showing the pylon of the Templ...

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The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre. The enormous candles at the entrance are lighted only on important festivals

The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre. The enormous candles at the entrance...

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Masjed el Majahdin - Mosque of the Knights of the Crescent, Turkish Barracks, commonly called the Tower of Antonia. The cactus and caper-bush growing on the wall at right are especially characteristic of mural vegetation in Jerusalem

Masjed el Majahdin - Mosque of the Knights of the Crescent, Turkish Ba...

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Jebá, the ancient Geba of Benjamin. The shrine of Jebá is called Neby Yakub (Prophet Jacob)

Jebá, the ancient Geba of Benjamin. The shrine of Jebá is called Neby...

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Site of Ai. Its only name now is Et Tell, "the heap"

Site of Ai. Its only name now is Et Tell, "the heap"

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Mosque of the Fountain, 'Ain Kârim. Peasant-women washing clothes by beating them on blocks of stone

Mosque of the Fountain, 'Ain Kârim. Peasant-women washing clothes by ...

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'Ain Hanîyeh, in the Valley of Roses, commonly called Philip's Fountain, and regarded as a sacred place by the Latins

'Ain Hanîyeh, in the Valley of Roses, commonly called Philip's Fountai...

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'Anâta, on the site of Anathoth. There are the remains of ancient foundations here, and the quarries still supply Jerusalem with building stone

'Anâta, on the site of Anathoth. There are the remains of ancient foun...

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Joseph's tomb, from the north, showing the ruined kubbeh which adjoins it. The cenotaph and one of the pillars appear within the doorway

Joseph's tomb, from the north, showing the ruined kubbeh which adjoins...

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Nablus, the ancient Shechem. - Engraving, Public domain image

Nablus, the ancient Shechem. - Engraving, Public domain image

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Moslem sanctuary above the reputed tomb of St. John, Samaria, within the ruined walls of a church dedicated to St. John, now used as a mosque

Moslem sanctuary above the reputed tomb of St. John, Samaria, within t...

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Ancient copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch. In a silver-gilt case; it is protected by a red satin cover embroidered with inscriptions in gold thread

Ancient copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch. In a silver-gilt case; it i...

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'Ain Jalûd, the Fountain of Jezreel, known also as Gideon's Fountain. It flows from a cavernous recess in the base of Jebel Fukû'a (Mount Gilboa), and spreads out at once into a fine limpid pool forty or fifty feet in diameter

'Ain Jalûd, the Fountain of Jezreel, known also as Gideon's Fountain. ...

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Entrance to the cave of Endor. Between two rocks overshadowed by a fig-tree; the cave itself is apparently a natural one, and has within it a never-failing spring of water, which originated the name En Dôr (the "fountain of Dôr").

Entrance to the cave of Endor. Between two rocks overshadowed by a fi...

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Mount Tabor from Nain, showing its south-western slopes, dotted with dwarf oaks, locust, arbutts, lentisk, and terebinth trees

Mount Tabor from Nain, showing its south-western slopes, dotted with d...

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Tiberias., Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

Tiberias., Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

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The Sea of Galilee from Et Tâbighah, the supposed site of Bethsaida. The dilapidated mill in the foreground is one of several which were built here by the celebrated Sheikh Dhaher el 'Amr, to utilise the copious streams for which this place is famous

The Sea of Galilee from Et Tâbighah, the supposed site of Bethsaida. ...

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The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic pronunciation of the ancient Panias of the Greeks and Romans. In the foreground is a peasant carrying a plough.

The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic ...

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The cliffs of Sûk Wâdy, Barada. A modern bridge of a single arch spans the river, and the road crosses from the right to the left bank. This is the narrowest part of the gorge, and the cliffs that shut it in are not more than a hundred feet apart.

The cliffs of Sûk Wâdy, Barada. A modern bridge of a single arch span...

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The south-east corner of the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. At the east end of this temple there was a vestibule with a row of fluted columns within the outer line of plain columns; only two of these are now standing

The south-east corner of the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. At the east...

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The castle of the Museilihah ("The palace of weapons"). It stands on a precipitous rock by the Nahr el Jozeh, in the middle of a wooded valley, and commands the pass. It was until recently occupied by a band of brigands, the terror of travellers.

The castle of the Museilihah ("The palace of weapons"). It stands on a...

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The convent of Mount Carmel. Its terraced roof commands extensive views alonf the coast, north and south. The building on the left is used for the accomodation of native pilgrims, and is surmounted by a light house four hundred and seventy feet above the sea.

The convent of Mount Carmel. Its terraced roof commands extensive vie...

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Landing at Jaffa. This is always attended with difficulty, as there is no harbor for large vessels at Jaffa. Steamers are obliged to anchor in the roadstead, about half a mile from the shore, and passengers are landed in small Arab boats.

Landing at Jaffa. This is always attended with difficulty, as there is...

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Ruins of the church of St. George at Ludd, the ancient Lydda. The nave and the north aisle have recently been converted into a Greek church; the south aisle is destroyed, and the remainder is used as the court of a mosque.

Ruins of the church of St. George at Ludd, the ancient Lydda. The nav...

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The Valley of Beit Jibrîn. With a distant view of the sea and sandy coast hills. On the hillside on the left the entrance to one of the great caverns with which this district abounds is shown. In the foreground a shepherd is sleeping; near to him are his dog and gun and double-reed pipe.

The Valley of Beit Jibrîn. With a distant view of the sea and sandy co...

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