Hobah. A town north of Damascus, not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.
Damascus. A very old city, northeast of Palestine. It is situated in a beautiful spot, watered by two rivers, and has been the starting point of caravans for the east, west, and south since long before the days of Abraham.
Melchizedek. King of Salem. Salem was probably Jerusalem. Melchizedek was, like many other ancient kings, also the chief priest of his city. As such, it was right that he should bless the returning chief in war.
A COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND ABRAHAM.
Euphrates. The greatest river of western Asia. It rises in the mountains of Armenia and flows to the Persian gulf. The Bible often calls it simply "the Great River."
Beer-sheba. The farthest town to the south in Palestine. "From Dan to Beer-sheba" was used to mean all the land from the north to the south.
EN ROGEL, FROM THE SOUTH
From a photograph taken by Prof. H. G. Mitchell and used by his kind permission.
A nearer view of the famous old well outside the walls of Jerusalem.