A part of the Jordan valley, but upon the level of Esdraelon and sharing its salubrity, is the Lake of Galilee, unmentioned in the Old Testament, but in the time of Jesus a busy center of work and trade and the scene of his longest ministry. It is a sapphire sea, set in a golden frame (96, 108 G.B.). The Eastern Tableland The high levels east of the Jordan were the border of the desert (318 H.T.). They were always occupied, as now, by wandering tribes, and they were decidedly foreign country. To the North there is more irregularity, as in the valley of the Jabbok (78 H.T.) mentioned in the story of Jacob. Down this tableland was another caravan road into Egypt past Sinai (200, 206 H.T.), from Damascus (410 T.J.), the treasure-house of the East. {100} UNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHY BY PICTURES The inscription on the back of each of the pictures referred to below will answer the question and the text, referred to in brackets, will tell the story more in detail. Why is Hebron one of the most interesting spots in the world? 166 G.B., 44, 74 H.T. Of what interesting events was the Ancient Shechem, now known as Nablous, the scene? 24, 82 H.T. (82-87 L.J.) Who is associated with the town of Ramah? 136, 349 H. T. What kind of boats were used on the Nile and what were they called? 154 H.T. Of what value was the Nile to Egypt? 148 H.T. Describe the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered for forty years. 200, 206, 224, 240 H.T. What important discovery was made in the monastery of Saint Catherine near Mount Sinai? 210 H.T. Why is Palestine called a "living Pompeii"? 234 H.T. What is a Druse family? 134 G.B. Why is Petra one of the strangest and most marvelous cities in the world? 252 H.T. Locate it on the map. 14 T.J. What happens when the muddy waters of the Jordan flow into the Dead Sea, and why? 258 H.T. Tell the name of "the city of palm trees" and two important facts about it. 280, 290 H.T. (287-292 H.T.) What is the modern condition of this once important city? 390, 394 T.J. How does Smith explain this condition? 279 H.T. Give three important facts about the Plain of Esdraelon. 328 H.T., 56 T.J. Explain the meaning of the national saying, "from Dan to Beersheba." 340 H.T. {101} What valley was called the "Valley of the Smiths," and why? 364 H.T.