4. The =Jor'dan= is distant from the coast at Tyre about 25 miles; and the =Dead Sea=, in a line due east from Ga'za, about 60 miles. 5. The =Jor'dan Line=, from Dan, one of the sources of the Jor'dan, to the southern end of the Dead Sea, is 155 miles. III. The most important =Waters= of Pal'es-tine are: 1. The =Med-i-ter-ra'ne-an Sea=, which bounds the land on the west (Josh. 1. 4; Exod. 23. 31; Deut. 11. 24). 2. The =River Jor'dan=, rising in three sources in Mount Her'mon, and emptying into the Dead Sea in a direct line 105 miles long, but by its windings over 200 miles (Deut. 9. 1; Josh. 4. 1; 2 Sam. 17. 22). 3. =Lake Me'rom=, now called _Hu'leh_, a triangular sheet of water, 3 miles across, in a swamp in northern Gal'i-lee (Josh. 11. 5). 4. The =Sea of Gal'i-lee=,[8] a pear-shaped lake, 14 miles long by 9 wide, and nearly 700 feet below the sea level. (Note other names in Josh. 13. 27; 11. 2; Luke 5. 1; John 6. 1.) 5. The =Dead Sea=, 47 miles long by 10 wide, and 1,300 feet below the sea level (Gen. 14. 3; Deut. 4. 49; Joel 2. 20). IV. The land of Pal'es-tine lies in five =Natural Divisions=, nearly parallel: 1. The =Maritime Plain=, or sandy flat, extending along the Med-i-ter-ra'ne-an Sea, from 8 to 20 miles wide. 2. The =Sheph'e-lah=, or foothills, from 300 to 500 feet high and very fertile. 3. The =Mountain Region=, the backbone of the land, consisting of mountains from 2,500 to 4,000 feet high. 4. The =Jor'dan Valley=, a deep ravine, the bed of the river and its three lakes, from 500 to 1,200 feet below the level of the sea, and from 2 to 14 miles wide. 5. The =Eastern Table-land=, a region of lofty and precipitous mountains, from whose summit a plain stretches away to the A-ra'bi-an Desert on the east. Hints to the Teacher 1. Let the map be drawn by the teacher in presence of the class, and each part carefully taught, while the class also draw the map in their notebooks. 2. Then erase the map from the board, and call upon one scholar, in presence of the class, to draw the lines representing natural divisions: another the river and lakes, etc., etc. 3. If chalk of different colors can be used for the different departments of the map, coast line and Jordan line one color, mountain lines another, it will add to the interest. Blackboard Outline I. =Na.= Ca. Isr. Jud. Pal. II. =Dim.= Ca. 6,600. Pal. 12,000. C. L. 140. To =Jor.= 25. To D. S. 60. Jor. L. 155. III. =Wat.= Med. Jor. L. Me. S. Gal. D. S. IV. =Nat. Div.= M. P. Sh. M. R. J. V. E. T.-L. Review Questions