V. THE NAZARETH HILLS 71 VI. CARMEL AND ACRE 88 VII. SHARON 103 VIII. DAMASCUS, BAALBEK AND HERMON 121 IX. SAMSON’S COUNTRY 139 X. BETHLEHEM AND MAR SABA 145 XI. JERUSALEM 160 XII. THE TEMPLE AND CALVARY 182 XIII. JERICHO 199 XIV. THE JORDAN VALLEY 214 XV. HEBRON AND BEERSHEBA 236 XVI. THE LAND OF BENJAMIN 251 XVII. THE DESERT OF JUDAH 260 XVIII. THE SHEPHELAH AND PHILISTIA 273 XIX. GALILEE 289 XX. THE ORIGIN OF THE FELLAHÎN 298 XXI. LIFE AND HABITS OF THE FELLAHÎN 315 XXII. THE BEDAWÎN 336 XXIII. JEWS, RUSSIANS, AND GERMANS 350 XXIV. THE FERTILITY OF PALESTINE 364 XXV. THE FUTURE OF PALESTINE 375 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE TABOR--_Frontispiece_. From the summit of Jebel Dŭhy. From a water-colour sketch by the Author. TITLE-PAGE. From a sketch by the Author. A theodolite-party at work. JACOB’S WELL 15 From a sketch made by the Author in the vault over the well; looking south. TOMB OF PHINEHAS 41 From a sketch by the Author; looking south-west. HEROD’S COLONNADE AT SAMARIA 43 From a photograph; looking east. GUEST HOUSE 52 From a sketch by the Author made in the village of Kuriet-Jit. VIEW FROM JENIN 58 From a water-colour sketch by the Author; looking north. CHURCH OF ST. ANNE, AT SEFFURIEH 71 From a photograph by Lieut. Kitchener, R.E.; looking east. CARMEL 88 From a water-colour sketch by the Author; looking west from near the village of Mujeidil. CONSTANTINE’S BASILICA AT BETHLEHEM 145 From a photograph by Lieut. Kitchener, R.E.; looking east. MAR SABA 157