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 Districtpage [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.