[16] “Twenty-one years’ Work in the Holy Land.” [17] For an account of the “Book of Jasher,” see the “Literary Remains of Emanuel Deutsch.” [18] Little Hermon is really a misnomer for the conical hill of Duhy just north of the Valley of Jezreel. The mention of Tabor and Hermon together in Psalm lxxxix. 12, has misled those who did not realize that Tabor would be in the same line of vision with Mount Hermon, for many observers in the south. [19] See the chapter on Jerusalem. [20] _Greek_ “Akra.” [21] ἡ καθύπερθεν αὐταῖς [22] “Survey Memoirs.” [23] This is Dr Sayce’s improved translation, in “Records of the Past,” Second Series, vol. ii. The inscription has since been cut out and stolen. [24] “Quarterly Statement,” Jan. 1890. [25] Might mean arched, or gibbous, or humped. Conder understands it “rising to a peak.” Q. S. Oct. 1873. [26] “Quarterly Statement,” January 1876. [27] “Wars,” v. 4. 2. [28] “Quarterly Statement,” Jan. 1886. [29] In the Authorised Version it is Meah, in the Revised Version Hammeah. It might be translated Tower of the Hundred. [30] Ezra iv. 16, 20; v. 3, 6; vi. 6, 8, 13; viii. 36. [31] The Nethinim were but servants of the Levites. [32] “Recovery of Jerusalem,” pp. 155-9. [33] Zion is only called Moriah as the hill of vision (2 Chron. iii. 1). [34] The resemblances are better seen in the Hebrew. [35] “Quarterly Statement,” April, 1890. [36] “Quarterly Statement,” Jan.-March 1870. [37] Antiq., vii. 14, 4. [38] Antiq., ix. 10. 4. [39] “Sinai and Palestine,” chap. iii. [40] “Quarterly Statement,” July, 1890. [41] “The Recovery of Jerusalem,” p. 284. [42] “Quarterly Statement,” 1872, p. 116. [43] It would be legitimate to read “by the sheep-pool” instead of “by the sheep-gate.” [44] xv. 11. 5. [45] v. 5. 2. [46] “Sinai and Palestine.” [47] Conder’s “Tent Work.” [48] See a paper by Rev. Charles S. Robinson, in the _Century Magazine_, November, 1888. [49] Genesis x. 6. [50] Lessing: “Education of the Human Race.” [51] “Journal of the Anthropological Institute,” February, 1889. [52] It is right to say that some writers are not convinced that Nineveh was 60 miles round. They regard Nimroud, Kouyunjik, &c., as so many separate cities. [53] Or Gilgames. (See _Academy_, Nov. 8th, 1890.) [54] “Records of the Past.” New Series, Vol. i. * * * * * * Transcriber’s note: 1. Obvious spelling, printers’ and punctuation errors have been silently corrected. 2. Where appropriate, both hyphenated and non-hyphenated words have been retained as in the original. 3. Where appropriate, original spelling has been retained. 4. Superscripts are represented using the caret character, e.g. D^r. 5. In chapter 3, for the numbered subsections, the number 4 was incorrectly stated as 5. This has been corrected.