The whole edifice bears the same warm tinge of yellow that all those of good quality acquire from age in that pure climate. The roof has been repaired, and the walls in some parts patched up. On the southern wall, internally, the Moslems have set up a Kebleh niche for indicating the direction of prayer. The peasants call this building the "Boorj," or "Tower." Near adjoining it are remains of ancient foundations: one quite circular and of small diameter. There is also by the road-side, not far off, a rocky grotto, supplied with water by channels from the hills. My sketches of this interesting relic date from 1848 and 1859, and, as far as I am aware, no other traveller had seen it until lately, when the members of the Palestine Exploration Expedition visited and took a photograph of it, which is now published. J. F. CONTENTS. I. OVER THE JORDAN, AND 1 RETURN BY THE WEST II. NORTHWARDS TO BEISAN, 85 KADIS, ANTIPATRIS, ETC. III. SOUTHWARDS ON THE 144 PHILISTINE PLAIN AND ITS SEA COAST IV. HEBRON TO BEERSHEBA, 184 AND HEBRON TO JAFFA V. THE LAND OF BENJAMIN 199 VI. SEBUSTIEH TO CAIFFA 214 VII. ESDRAELON PLAIN AND 226 ITS VICINITY VIII. BELAD BESHARAH 253 IX. UPPER GALILEE--FOREST 264 SCENERY X. TEMPLE OF BAAL AND 283 SEPULCHRE OF PHOENICIA XI. JERUSALEM TO PETRA, 289 AND RETURN BY THE DEAD SEA XII. ACROSS THE 347 LEBANON--(THREE PARTS,) XIII. NORTH-WEST OF THE 414 DEAD SEA XIV. SOBA 423 XV. THE TWO BAIT SAHHOORS 428 IDENTIFIED XVI. THE BAKOOSH COTTAGE 435 APPENDIX A 453 APPENDIX B 454 INDEX OF PLACES 461 I. OVER THE JORDAN AND RETURN BY THE WEST.