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Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy CityJones, George

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Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City

Name: Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City
Author: Jones, George

Jones, George

Middle East -- Description and travel

Valley of Hinnom. Potter’s field. Singular properties
    attributed to its earth. Will not act on the citizens of
    Rome. Gloomy character of the valley. Job’s well. Pool
    of Siloam. Fountain of Siloam. Periodical in its flow.
    Stones and columns belonging probably to the court of
    the ancient temple. Monuments of Zachariah and Absalom.
    Tomb of Jehoshaphat. Burial-place of the Jews. Valley of
    Jehoshaphat. View of the Mount of Olives, Plain of Jordan,
    and the Dead Sea. Garden of Gethsemane. Tomb of the Virgin.
    Tradition about her death and ascension.                    233

  CHAPTER XVIII.

  Visit to the Mount of Olives to procure olive root. Cabinet
    work from it. Attempt, by a Fancy spell, to raise up
    again the ancient city of Jerusalem. Its appearance.
    Fortifications. Towers. Royal palace. Stupendous wall
    supporting the Courts of the Temple. Outer Cloister.
    Solomon’s Porch. Court of the Gentiles. Inner Cloister. Gate
    called “Beautiful.” Court of the Jews. Court of the Priests.
    Altar. The TEMPLE. Its dazzling façade. Noble entrance.
    Skill of the Architect. Vestibule. Grape-vine of Gold. The
    Sanctuary. Its furniture. Holy of Holies. Effect of this
    place on Pompey. Walls of the edifice. Stones of amazing
    size. Frame work of the city. Villages and gardens around.
    Effect of the contrast between the Temple and Mount of
    Olives. The millions coming up to the Passover. Their Hymns.
    The Roman army. Titus takes a view of the city. Events
    foretelling its doom. The horror-stricken prophet.          251

  CHAPTER XIX.

  Visit to Bethlehem. Well of the Star. Monastery of Elijah.
    Rachael’s Tomb. Plain of the Shepherds. Town of Bethlehem.
    Character of its inhabitants. Church and Cave of the
    Nativity. Traditions. The Turpentine Tree, &c. Manufactures
    of the Bethlehemites. Tattooing. Country northward from
    Jerusalem. Cave of Jeremiah. Hill of Bezetha. Tombs of the
    Kings. Dr. Clarke’s subterranean Chapels. Ancient quarries.
    Tombs of the Judges. Thorn from which the Saviour’s crown is
    supposed to have been made. Difficulty at the Gates. Yaoub
    and the Soldiers.                                           279

  CHAPTER XX.

  Departure of the first party. Mohammed Ali’s firman,
    and alarm of the Governor. Sickness of Mr. M. and Mr.
    Nicholayson. Trials of Missionaries. Their general character
    and qualifications. Moonlight view of Jerusalem, and
    reflections. Arrival of the second party. Interview with
    the Governor. Visit to Bethany. Departure from Jerusalem.   294

  CHAPTER XXI.

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