List of Illustrations.
| Range of Hermon, near Banias | [Frontispiece.] |
| Village of Siloam, and Valley of the Kedron | [Preface.] |
| Southern Palestine, or Judæa. | |
| JAFFA TO HEBRON. | |
| Map of the District | page [10] |
| Head-Piece—Our Camp | [11] |
| Initial—Eastern Water-Seller | [11] |
| Jaffa, from the North | [12] |
| Jaffa, from the Sea | [15] |
| Ploughing in Palestine | [17] |
| Ramleh | [18] |
| German Colony near Jaffa | [19] |
| Lydda | [21] |
| Amwâs, or Nicopolis | [22] |
| Women of the Hill Country of Judæa | [24] |
| Wady es-Sumt and Kulônia | [25] |
| Southern Wall of the Temple Area Showing the opening of “Robinson’s Arch” | [27] |
| Tomb of Rachel | [29] |
| Solomon’s Pools | [31] |
| Ruins of Tekoa, on the way down to Hebron | [32] |
| Distant View of Hebron | [33] |
| Hebron, and Mosque over the Cave of Machpelah | [35] |
| Pool of Hebron | [36] |
| Entrance to the Mosque over Machpelah | [37] |
| Roof of the Mosque | [38] |
| Arrangement of Tombs in the Cave | [39] |
| Abraham’s Oak, near Hebron | [40] |
| BETHLEHEM TO THE DEAD SEA. | |
| Head-Piece—Bethlehem | [41] |
| Initial—The Dead Sea | [41] |
| Gate of Bethlehem | [42] |
| Women of Bethlehem | [43] |
| Shepherd of Bethlehem | [44] |
| Eastern Gleaners | [45] |
| Entrance to the Cave of Adullam | [47] |
| Interior of the Cave of Adullam | [48] |
| Bethlehem, from the Shepherds’ Field | [49] |
| Interior of a Khan | [50] |
| Interior of the Church of the Nativity | [52] |
| Church of the Nativity | [53] |
| Convent of Mar Saba | [55] |
| Wilderness of Judæa | [57] |
| Northern Shore of the Dead Sea | [59] |
| Southern Shore of the Dead Sea | [60] |
| The Dead Sea | [61] |
| Approach to Engedi | [63] |
| Makaur, the site of ancient Machærus | [65] |
| The Dead Sea, near Masada | [66] |
| Map of the Dead Sea | [67] |
| The Well of Bethlehem | [68] |
| JERICHO AND THE JORDAN TO JERUSALEM. | |
| Head-Piece—Arabs of the Plain | [69] |
| Initial—Er Riha, near Jericho | [69] |
| Plain of the Jordan, near Jericho | [70] |
| Arabs in the Plain of Jericho | [71] |
| Banks of the Jordan | [73] |
| Sketch Plan of the Jordan | [74] |
| Site of Ancient Jericho | [75] |
| Elisha’s Fountain, near Jericho | [81] |
| Bathing-Place of Pilgrims on the Jordan | [82] |
| Ruined Aqueduct near Jericho | [83] |
| Bethany | [85] |
| Church on the Summit of the Mount of Olives | [87] |
| St. Stephen’s Gate | [88] |
| JERUSALEM. | |
| Head-Piece—Church of the Holy Sepulchre | [89] |
| Initial—Tomb of Absalom | [89] |
| Plan of Jerusalem | [90] |
| Ruins near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | [92] |
| Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives | [93] |
| Walls of Jerusalem | [95] |
| Street of Modern Jerusalem | [96] |
| Sketch Plan of the Site of Jerusalem | [97] |
| Entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | [98] |
| The Pool of Hezekiah | [99] |
| Plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | [101] |
| Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | [102] |
| Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre | [103] |
| The Place of Scourging | [104] |
| Cave under the Church | [105] |
| Via Dolorosa | [106] |
| The Mosque of Omar | [109] |
| The Golden Gate | [111] |
| Projecting Stones of Robinson’s Arch | [112] |
| Wailing-Place of the Jews | [113] |
| Jewish Almshouses | [115] |
| Pool of Bethesda | [116] |
| Substructions under the Temple Area | [117] |
| Temple Area and Mount of Olives | [118] |
| Tunnel and Shaft of the Palestine Exploration Fund outside the Temple Wall | [120] |
| Garden of Gethsemane | [121] |
| Mount of Corruption | [124] |
| Tomb of Zacharias | [125] |
| Aceldama | [126] |
| Tomb of Helena | [127] |
| The Valley of Jehoshaphat | [128] |
| Central Palestine, or Samaria. | |
| JERUSALEM TO SHILOH. | |
| Map of the District | [130] |
| Head-Piece | [131] |
| Initial—Mosque of David | [131] |
| Jerusalem, from Scopus | [132] |
| Ramah | [133] |
| Anathoth | [134] |
| Ruins of Bethel | [137] |
| Stone Circle near Bethel | [139] |
| Ruined Synagogue at Shiloh | [141] |
| The Site of Shiloh | [142] |
| SHECHEM, EBAL, AND GERIZIM. | |
| Head-Piece—Road-side Wells | [143] |
| Initial—Arab at Tent Door | [143] |
| Valley of Shechem, with Ebal and Gerizim | [144] |
| Jacob’s Well and Joseph’s Tomb | [145] |
| Nablus | [146] |
| Evening on a Housetop | [148] |
| Ruins on the Summit of Gerizim | [151] |
| Cylinder enclosing the Samaritan Pentateuch | [154] |
| Translation of Inscriptions | [154] |
| Copy of a portion of the Samaritan Pentateuch | [155] |
| In a Bazaar | [158] |
| Gate at Nablus | [159] |
| NABLUS TO THE PLAIN OF ESDRAELON. | |
| Head-Piece | [160] |
| Initial—Ruined Church of St. John in Samaria | [160] |
| The Hill of Samaria | [162] |
| An Arab Story-Teller | [164] |
| Ruins of the City of Samaria | [165] |
| Ruins of Cæsarea | [166] |
| Jenin, the ancient En-gannim | [168] |
| Head-Dress of Egyptian Fellaheen | [170] |
| Plain of Esdraelon, with the Ruins of Jezreel | [171] |
| Mouth of the River Kishon | [172] |
| Sketch Plan of the Esdraelon Plain and surrounding district from El-Muhrakah | [174] |
| Monastery on Mount Carmel | [176] |
| Promontory of Carmel, from the Sea | [178] |
| Northern Palestine, or Galilee. | |
| SOUTHERN GALILEE AND NAZARETH. | |
| Map of the District | [180] |
| Head-Piece—Village of Nazareth | [181] |
| Initial—Fountain of Mary at Nazareth | [181] |
| Tabor | [183] |
| Nain | [185] |
| Nazareth | [187] |
| Cliff behind the Maronite Convent at Nazareth, the supposed “Rock of Precipitation” | [189] |
| Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth | [191] |
| Fountain at Cana | [194] |
| THE LAKE OF GENNESARETH. | |
| Head-Piece | [195] |
| Initial—Town and Lake of Tiberias | [195] |
| North Shore of the Lake, near Tell Hum | [196] |
| The Town of Tiberias | [199] |
| Magdala | [201] |
| Southern End of the Sea of Galilee | [202] |
| Hills over Gennesareth | [203] |
| Ruins of Et-Tabigah | [206] |
| Ruins of Tell Hum | [207] |
| The Lake of Gennesareth from near Khan Minyeh | [208] |
| GENNESARETH TO THE SOURCE OF THE JORDAN. | |
| Head-Piece—Lake Hûleh | [209] |
| Initial—An Arab Encampment | [209] |
| Bridge of Jacob’s Daughters | [210] |
| Rob Roy captured by the Arabs on the waters of the Lake Hûleh | [211] |
| The Mouth of the Jordan, Lake Hûleh | [213] |
| Lake Hûleh, or the Waters of Merom | [214] |
| Hermon, from the Northern Shore of Lake Hûleh | [215] |
| Hermon, from near Tell-el-Kadi | [216] |
| The Source of the Jordan at Banias | [218] |
SOUTHERN PALESTINE,
OR JUDÆA.
SOUTHERN PALESTINE, OR JUDÆA.
Enlarged by permission from Keith Johnston’s Map.