Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 65497-h.htm or 65497-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/65497/65497-h/65497-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/65497/65497-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/buriedcitiesbibl00stcl Some characters might not display properly in this UTF-8 text file (e.g., empty squares). If so, the reader should consult the html version or the original page images noted above. Transcriber’s note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). A caret character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the caret is superscripted (example: Edwr^d). BURIED CITIES AND BIBLE COUNTRIES. [Illustration: _Frontispiece._ RUINS OF A GALILEAN SYNAGOGUE (KEFR BIRIM). (_By favour of the Palestine Exploration Fund._)] BURIED CITIES AND BIBLE COUNTRIES by GEORGE ST CLAIR, F.G.S. Member of the Society of Biblical Archæology; Member of the Anthropological Institute, and Ten Years Lecturer for the Palestine Exploration Fund. Second Edition London Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. Imported by Thomas Whittaker 2 & 3 Bible House New York CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE 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