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CONTENTS.


CHAPTER I.
AMONG THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA.

Landing in Asia. Scenes at Smyrna. Ascent of Mt. Pagus. At the Tomb of Polycarp. Excursion to Ephesus. Temple of Diana. A Talk About the Mohammedans. 9-41.


CHAPTER II.
VOYAGING IN THE LEVANT.

From Smyrna to Cilicia. Miletus. Patmos. An Excursion to Tarsus. The Cilician Taurus. At Alexandretta. The Battlefield of Issus. The Stars and Stripes. An Excursion to Antioch. A Sail to Cyprus. Salamis. At Larnaca. Ashore at Tripoli. A Visit to American Mission. 42-76.


CHAPTER III.
IN TENT AND SADDLE THROUGH THE PARTS OF TYRE AND SIDON.

The Lebanon Mountains. The Native Population. Landing at Beyrout. Rolla Floyd and Dragoman Joseph. In the Saddle. Ancient Phoenicia. Camping at Sidon. From Sidon to Tyre. Zarephath. At Tyre. The Ladder of Tyre. Zib and Acre. The River Kishon. Mount Carmel. 76-113.


CHAPTER IV.
FROM MOUNT CARMEL TO CÆSAREA.

The German Immigrants. The Ascent of Mount Carmel. Elijah and the Priests of Baal. Camping by the Kishon. A Ride to Cæsarea. The Maratime Plain. Tanturah. The Crocodile River. A Night at Cæsarea. The Bedouin. An Adventure. 114-129. [6]


CHAPTER V.
NAZARETH AND GALILEE.

A Farm Village. The Fellahin. Farmer's Houses. The Oaks. A Sheik's Funeral. Walks About Nazareth. The Fountain of the Virgin. An American Mission School. A Ride to the Sea of Galilee. Cana of Galilee. The Mount of Beatitudes. The Sea of Galilee. Camping at Tiberias. A Sail on the Sea. Capernaum. Bethsaida. The Feast of Tabernacles. 130-172.


CHAPTER VI.
A RIDE TO DAMASCUS.

The Waters of Merom. The Sources of the Jordan. The Coasts of Cæsarea Philippi. Mount Hermon. The Rivers of Damascus. A Day in Damascus. The Bazaars. Paul in Damascus. 173-192.


CHAPTER VII.
FROM GALILEE TO SHECHEM.

A Ride to Tabor and Nain. Endor. Shunem. Jezreel. Gideon's Fountain. The Mountains of Gilboa and Saul's Last Battle. The Plain of Jezreel. The Plain of Esdraelon. Riding Through Mount Ephraim. Dothan. Camping at Samaria. From Samaria to Shechem. The Samaritan Synagogue. Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. The Curses and the Blessings. The Lepers. Jacob's Well. 193-223.


CHAPTER VIII.
FROM SHECHEM TO THE JORDAN.

Ænon. Shiloh. The Fall of Eli. Camping at Sinjil. The Serenade. The First Sight of Jerusalem. At Bethel. The Bedouin Escort. The Sheik of the Jordan. Abraham and Lot. The Descent of Jericho. Camping at Elisha's Fountain. Down to the Jordan. To the Dead Sea. 224-254.


CHAPTER IX.
FROM JERICHO TO JERUSALEM.

Gilgal and the Tabernacle. The Book Cherith. The Good Samaritan. Bethany. The Ascent of the Mount of Olives. The First Views of Jerusalem. At Gethsemane. The Kedron Valley. The Tombs of the Prophets. The Pool of Siloam. The Valley of Hinnom. 255-281.


CHAPTER X.
WALKS ABOUT JERUSALEM.

A Day on Mount Moriah. The Haram Esh Sheriff. The Tower of David. [7] The Mosque of Omar. An Angry Sheik. The Mosque El Aksa. Solomon's Stables. On Mount Zion. Tomb of David. The Jews' Wailing Place. A Talk About Jerusalem. 282-306.


CHAPTER XI.
AT JERUSALEM.

Via Dolorosa. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The Abyssinian Priest. A Visit to Calvary. The Water Supply of Jerusalem. Conversation in a Bazaar. 307-328.


CHAPTER XII.
A RIDE TO BETHLEHEM.

A Carriage Drive. The Arab-Charioteers. The Olive Trees. The Tomb of Rachel. The Fields of Boaz. The Church of the Nativity. The Cell of St. Jerome. The Star of Bethlehem. 329-346.


CHAPTER XIII.
FROM JERUSALEM TO JOPPA.

A Farewell to Jerusalem. Neby Samwil. Emmaus. Kirjath Jearim. The Plain of Sharon. The Battle of Bethhoron. Ajalon. Ramleh. Lydda. At Jaffa. The Fruit Gardens. The House of Simon the Tanner. A Farewell to Palestine. 347-377.


CHAPTER XIV.
PALESTINE REVIEWED.

Will's Paper. The Geographical Outline of Palestine. The Natural Divisions. The Bodies of Water. The Mountains. David's Paper. The Climate and Products. The Seasons. The Harvests. The Products. The Soil. Bayard's Paper. The Modern Inhabitants. The Number of Inhabitants. The Turks. The Fellahin. The Bedouin. The Christians. The Jews. Mr. Crunden's Skeleton History of Palestine. The Peak of Ætna Visible. 378-398. [8]

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