The People of Palestine / An enlarged edition of "The Peasantry of Palestine, Life, Manners and Customs of the Village"

by Elihu Grant

• Jars, [93].
• Jeba‛, [16].
• Jebel Ṭawîl, [32], [210].
• Jellies, [86].
• Jerîsheh, [79].
• Jerusalem, view of, [33].
• Jewelry, [54], [59].
• Jezreel, [15].
• Jiben, [84].
• Jifnâ, [222].

• Kalîyeh, [86].
• Ḳaṣr, [139].
• Ḳaṭrawâny, [111].
• Ḳays, [225].
• Kefrîyeh, [201].
• Kefr Shiyân, [216].
• el-Khalîl, [113].
• Khân, [194], [209].
• Kharayṭûn, [16].
• Khaṭîb, [171], [186].
• Khurbet Jîbya, [224].
• Kilns, [151].
• Kinship, [158], [230].
• Khulleh, [196].
• Khullet el-‛Adas, [200], [215].
• Khûry, [122], [205].
• Ḳurân and Gospel, [123].
• Kursenneh, [135].
• Kushân, [192].

• Labor, [91].
• Lakes, Ḥûleh, Tiberias and the Dead Sea, [18].
• Lamps, clay, [111] ff.
• Land, holding, [131].
• Lane’s “Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians,” 119.
• Language, [166], [172] ff.
• Learning, [47], [170].
• Leaven, [78].
• Leben, [84].
• Leeches, [95].
• Lemons, [28].
• Lentils, [79].
• Lepers, [99].
• Lime, [151];
  • kilns, [35] f.;
  • stone, [15].
• Literary work, [170].
• Lizards, [31].
• Loans, [149].
• Locusts, [84].
• Looms, [144].

• Maḥshy, [85].
• Maiden-hair fern, [17], [30].
• Maḳâm, [111].
• Maḳlûbeh, [85].
• Male children, [63].
• Ma‛lûf, [141].
• Mandrake, [25].
• Marâmîyeh, [81].
• Maritime Plain, [15].
• Mâr Jurjus, [114];
  • Elyâs, [115].
• Markets, [145], [155] f., [194].
• Marriage, [49], [53] f.
• Masons, [151];
  • marks, [210].
• Meals, [89].
• Measures and weights, [147].
• Meat, [84], [195].
• Medical data, [94], [96].
• Merchants, [194].
• Michmash, [16].
• Midwife, [66].
• Mikhba, [139].
• Miḳlâ‛, [70].
• Mil‛ab, [56].
• Milk, [26].
• Minsaf, [166].
• Mîreh, [131].
• Mists, [11] f., [24], [135].
• Mitchell, Professor H. G., [176].
• Molasses, [138].
• Monasteries, [125].
• Money, [147], [155], [230];
  • changing, [148];
  • lending, [149], [205].
• Montenegrins, [233].
• Months, Christian, Jew and Moslem, [239].
• Mortar and pestle for coffee, [82].
• Mosks, [113] f.;
  • Mosk of Omar, view, [189].
• Mourners, [100], [103], [164] f.
• Mudîr, [226].
• Muezzin, [119].
• Muḳâṭ‛a ‛Âbûd, [224].
• Mukhtâr, [151].
• Mulberry, [28], [223].
• Mules, [220].
• Mulk, [131].
• Mûṣ, [27], [137].
• Muzzling animals, [136].

• Names, [66], [72] ff.
• Nârjîleh, [166].
• Nâ‛uṣ, [27].
• Neby Mûsâ, [119].
• Neby Ṣâliḥ, [224].
• Neighbors, [159], [198].
• News, [231].
• Nicknames, [74].
• Nights, [23].
• Noah’s Cave, [17].
• Nomads, [130].
• Noon heat and rest, [12].
• Nuts, [86].

• Oak, [28].
• Officials, [230].
• Oil, [80] f., [140].
• Old Testament sites, [117].
• Olive press, old, [213].
• Olives, [28], [39] f., [80], [140], [223].
• Omens, [202].
• Oranges, [25], [28], [144].
• Orphans, [172].
• Ovens, [78].

• Palmer, Professor E. H., cited, [213].
• Parched wheat, [86].
• Parents, titles of, [66].
• Parties, [159].
• Partnership in crops, [221].
• Passes, [15], [226].
• Pastures, [36].
• Paths, [35], [154].
• Patriarchates, Greek, [122].
• Peacemaking, [228] f.
• Pear-trees, [223].
• Periodical literature, [170].
• Peters, Dr. John P., [216].
• Philosophy. See [Proverbs], [Stories], etc.
• Phrases, [161] ff.
• Pilgrims, [232] f., [235];
  • Moslem, [111], [120];
  • Roman Catholic, [225].
• Pine-trees, [28].
• Place-names, [174].
• Plasters, [94].
• Play, [68], [70], [167] f.
• Plowing, [39], [133].
• Pomegranates, [28], [41].
• Ponds, [19].
• Population, [43] f., [47].
• Portents, [202].
• Postal service, [227], [230] f.
• Pottery, [93].
• Prayer, [203];
  • in sickness, [93];
  • to Abraham, [114];
  • Moslem, [118] f.;
  • for offspring, [117];
  • of women, [114];
  • for rain, [202].
• Press, [231];
  • American, [170].
• Prices, building materials, [151];
  • food, [146].
• Priesthood, Christian, [121] f.
• Priests, [204].
• Printing, [170].
• Proverbs, [52], [83] f., [87], [89], [94], [116], [176], [179] ff.
• Pruning, [139].
• Public weal, [149] ff., [193], [230].
• Punishment, [226].

• Quaker Mission. See [Friends].
• Quarantine, [105], [107], [137], [231] f.
• Quarrels, [168] f., [227] ff.
• Quarry at el-Bîreh, [210].
• Quarrying, [151].
• Quartering of soldiers, [227].

• Rabâb, [164].
• Rafîdya, [209].
• Railway, [232] f.
• Rain, [23] f., [27].
• Rainfall, [22].
• Rain-water, [222].
• Raîs, [122].
• Raisins, [138] f.
• er-Râm, [190].
• Ramaḍân, [121].
• Râm Allâh, [187], [191] ff.;
  • settlement of, [206];
  • schools, [171].
• Reaping, [25], [135].
• Refreshments, [86], [160].
• Religion, [43] ff., [110] ff., [117];
  • as a social factor, [158].
• Remedies, [94].
• Reservoirs, [21], [210].
• Revenge, [169].
• Reverence, [71].
• Rice, [80].
• Ridicule, fear of, [90].
• Rimmon, [220].
• Rivers, Jordan, [18];
  • ‛Aujâ, [18].
• Roads, [34], [154] f., [189], [223];
  • to Râm Allâh, [187].
• Road scenes, [46].
• Robinson, Professor Edward, cited, [221].
• Rock cuttings, [17], [217].
• Rocks, [116], [145].
• Roman Catholic Church, [122], [124], [235].
• Roman roads, [34], [189].
• Roofing-bee, [116].
• Roofs, [27], [75].
• Rooms, [75].
• Rugs, [144].
• Ruins, [18], [21], [190] f., [210], [213] f., [216], [222].
• Rûjib, [127].
• Russian influence, [235];
  • pilgrims, [204], [233] f.

• Ṣaḥjeh, [168], [184].
• Salâ‛t eṭ-Ṭîreh, [213].
• Salt, [146].
• Salutations, [161] ff.
• Samaritans, [125] ff.;
  • passover of, [127] ff.
• Samson country, [17].
• Sanctuary, [113] f.
  • See [Shrines].
• Scenery, [12], [20], [32].
• Schneller’s school, [172].
• School at el-Bîreh, [211].
• Sea, [232].
• Seasons, [22].
• Sects, [84].
• Sha‛fât, [189].
• Shaykh, [150].
• Shaykh Sâliḥ, [210].
• Shaykh Yûsuf, [222].
• esh-Shayṭân, [209].
• Sheep, [57], [59], [140].
• Shephelah, [19].
• Shepherd, [141] f.
• Shipping, [232].
• Shôbek, [206].
• Shoes, [90].
• Shops, [145], [195].
• Shrines, [38], [41], [111] ff., [117], [210], [234].
• Sickness. See [Disease], [Medicine], etc.
• Sifting, [137].
• Sîjeh, [167].
• Silk, [144].
• Sirocco, [11], [25] f.
• Sḳîfeh, [204], [211].
• Slings, [70].
• Smîd, [79].
• Smoking bottles, [76].
• Ṣnôber, [80].
• Soap, [81].
• Sociability, [164].
• Society, [158] ff.
• Soil, [15], [18].
• Soldiers, [126], [149] f., [227], [229] f.
• Song, [168], [184] ff.;
  • at weddings, [56], [60] f.;
  • of mourners, [101] ff.
• Souvenirs, [234].
• Spinning, [143].
• Springs, [16], [20], [24];
  • warm, [21].
  • See [‛Ayn].
• Spring-water, [222].
• St. George, [114], [202].
• Stones, [18], [38].
• Stone trades, [151].
• Stores, [145].
• Stories, [17] f., [20], [68], [83], [88], [111], [166], [171], [176], [179], [205], [214], [228].
• Stranger in village, [132], [164].
• Sugar, [146].
• Sûḳ, [145].
• Summer, [36].
• Superstitions, [93] f., [98], [114], [116] f., [202], [213] f., [220].
• Ṣurdah, [115].
• Sûs, [80].
• Swaddling, [66].
• Sweetmeats, [86] f.
• Syria, future of, [228].
• Syrian Protestant College, [96].
• Syrians in America, [237].