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Preface[9]
I.Egypt and the Bible—
1.The Rosetta Stone. Decipherment of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs[11]
2.Kings and Dynasties of Egypt[16]
3.The Finding of the Mummies[19]
4.Egyptians in Palestine before the Exodus. Wars with the Hittites[27]
5.Semites in Egypt before the Oppression. The Tell-el-Amarna Tablets[40]
6.Israel in Egypt[47]
7.Buried Cities[54]
8.Biblical Sites in Egypt[57]
9.The Route of the Exodus[76]
10.The Wilderness Wanderings[81]
II.Palestine Exploration—
1.Palestine generally[86]
2.Physical Features of Palestine[88]
3.The Dead Sea[99]
4.The Cities of the Plain[104]
5.“Lot’s Wife”[112]
6.The Natural History of Palestine, as dependent on its Physical Geography[114]
7.The Topographical Survey of Western Palestine[121]
8.Israel’s Wars and Worship considered in connectionwith the Physical Features of the Country—TheConquest and Wars[125]
9.The Sacred Sites[161]
10.The Method of the Survey, and Incidents of the Work[171]
11.The East of Jordan[183]
III.Jerusalem—[203]
1.The City as it is[204]
2.The Sieges of the City and Fortunes of its Walls[220]
3.Excavations in Jerusalem[227]
4.Jerusalem as it Was: The Hills and Valleys[249]
5.Jerusalem as it Was: The Walls and Gates of the City[259]
6.Incidents of the History better realized now[277]
7.Sieges of the City understood through improvedKnowledge of the Topography[293]
IV.Gospel History in the Light of Palestine Exploration—
1.Christ in the Provinces[300]
2.Christ in the Capital[325]
V.Mesopotamia and the Bible—
1.Assyria[340]
2.Babylonia[357]
3.How the Writings were Read[370]
The Vandalism of Orientals[375]