From Dan to Beersheba: A Description of the Wonderful Land, with Maps and Engravings and a Prologue by the Author Containing the Latest Explorations and Discoveries — John Shaqi
From Dan to Beersheba: A Description of the Wonderful Land, with Maps and Engravings and a Prologue by the Author Containing the Latest Explorations and DiscoveriesNewman, John Philip
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From Dan to Beersheba: A Description of the Wonderful Land, with Maps and Engravings and a Prologue by the Author Containing the Latest Explorations and Discoveries
Newman, John Philip
Palestine -- Description and travel
Mountains of Lebanon. ―― Grand Scenery. ―― Sublime View. ――
Mountain Traveling. ―― Scriptural Allusions. ―― Cedars of
Lebanon. ―― Their Number, Appearance, and symbolic Character.
―― Population of the Mountains. ―― Districts and Peculiarities
of the Druzes and Maronites. ―― New Road. ―― Crossing the
Mountains. ―― Plain of the Bukâ’a. ―― Leontes. ―― A swollen
River. ―― Ancient Cities. ―― Imposing Cavalcade. ―― Wives of
the Pasha of Damascus. ―― First View of Damascus. ―― Splendor
and Enjoyments of the Interior of the City. ―― Great Plain
of Damascus. ―― Abana and Pharpar. ―― Scene of St. Paul’s
Conversion. ―― City without Ruins. ―― Antiquity and thrilling
History of Damascus. ―― House of Judas. ―― Home of Ananias.
―― “Street called Straight.” ―― Naaman’s Palace. ―― Tombs of
the Great. ―― Location of Damascus. ―― Walls and Gates. ―― Old
Castle. ―― Great Mosque. ―― Gardens of Damascus. ―― Commerce
of the City. ―― Curiosities in the Bazars. ―― Population.
―― Christian Citizens. ―― Origin of the Massacre of 1860. ――
Its Progress. ―― Terrible Scenes. ―― American Vice-Consul.
―― Ruins. ―― Sad Results. ―― Defense of the Christians by
Abd-el-Kader. ―― Visit to the Chieftain of Algiers. ―― Our
Reception. ―― Testimonials. ―― His Appearance. ―― Conclusion.
―― Political History of Palestine. ―― Its Condition under the
Turks. ―― It is now in a Transition State. ―― Possessions of
European Nations. ―― Future of the Holy Land. ―― Christian
Missions. ―― Decline of Mohammedanism. ―― Religious Liberty.
―― Future Glory.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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