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Neby Samwil, from the Mount of Olives, the highest mountain near Jerusalem, 3,006 feet above the sea., 1881

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Summit of the Hill of Evil Counsel. This weird-looking solitary tree is a landmark for miles around, 1881

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In the shoe bazaar. This was formerly a school, an interesting building now in a very dilapadated condition. The gateway, however, is still preserved., 1881

The cliffs of Jebel Hammâm Farún. The altitude given in the "Ordinance survey map" for Jebel Hammâm Farún is 1,567 feet., 1881

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'Ain Hanîyeh, in the Valley of Roses, commonly called Philip's Fountain, and regarded as a sacred place by the Latins, 1881

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Jenîn, the ancient en Gannim, from the hill above the cemetery, showing one of the outfalls of the stream which traverses the town, 1881

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The gateway of Asyût. It opens into a large gateway court which forms part of the governor's palace and leads into the town., 1881

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Beit-'ur-el-Foka, on the site of upper Beth-Horon. In the distance the sandy line of coast and the Mediterranean Sea, 1881

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Soba, from the Jerusalem Road. Two native ladies, mounted on asses and enveloped in large white cotton veils, calles izzars, are ascending the hill, 1881

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The cliffs of Wâdy Leimôn, pierced with holes in which a great variety of birds find safe retreat. The bed of the valley is in some places very narrow and difficult to traverse., 1881

Ma'yan Músa, the spring of Moses, Sinai. At this spring, rising up in a cool shady rock-grotto, the Bedawin believe Moses to have watered Jethro's rocks., 1881

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Jebel Tâhúneh, the "Mountiain of the windmill." Opposite Serbâl, on the north side of the Feirân valley. The ruined city Pheran, or Feiran, lies at its foot., 1881

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A threshing-floor. Peasants winnowing grain with large wooden forks, and a team dragging a sledge, the under surface of which is armed with sharp flints, to cut up the straw, 1881

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Jebel Hammâm Farún. The hot springs bubble up at intervals from the sand, and also issue from several features in the rocks. The temperature of the water is 160º., 1881

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The Kûl'at ibn Ma'ân, on the north-west side of the Valley of Pigeons. This castle consists of caverns connected by passages; opposite to it stands Irbid, the ancient Arbela, 1881

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The necropolis of Asyût, consisting of ancient rock-tombs and a modern cemetary (to the right), approached from the town by a bridge over a canal which skirts the cultivated land., 1881

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'Ain el Weibeh, on the border of Edom, in the valley of El Jeib. The name signifies "hole with water.: Many authorities regard this now deserted place as the site of Kadesh Barnea., 1881

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Gulf of Suez, looking out from 'Ayún Músa. These complicated wheels and spars are a mixture of Egyptian shádoof and sâkiyeh (water-wheel), by which the precious water is raised from the wells., 1881

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El Kûweh, the natural bridge over the Lîtâny. It is formed of a number of fallen rocks, which have left a passage of about one hundred feet in height for the stream below, 1881

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Jebel Sûna, from Sikket Syednâ Músa, "The path of our lord Moses." The path is very steep and difficult; it reaches the basin at the back of Râs Sufsâfeh after a climb of one thousand five hundred feet., 1881

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Chapel of the Nativity, in the crypt of the Church of St. Mary, Bethlehem. The star within the grotto on the left marks "the Place of the Nativity;" on the right is the Altar of the Adoration of the Magi, 1881

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'Ain Jalûd, the Fountain of Jezreel, known also as Gideon's Fountain. It flows from a cavernous recess in the base of Jebel Fukû'a (Mount Gilboa), and spreads out at once into a fine limpid pool forty or fifty feet in diameter, 1881

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Bessîma, Wâdy Barada - Village Encircled by Cliffs, Grain Winnowing, 1881

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External stairway of a house at Bethlehem. Two women grinding corn on the stairs, 1881

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Ancient Jabneh (*Yabneh*) - Once Rival Port to Joppa, 1881

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In the Shepherds' Field, Bethlehem. A shepherd watching a flock of the long-eared and long-tailed sheep common in Palestine, 1881

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Aceldama, 1881

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Contents, 1881

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Contents, 1881

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Contents, 1881

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El Bîreh Crusader Church Ruins - *Beeroth, Apsidal Remains*, 1881

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Peasant Woman Churning Butter in Goat-Skin Container, 1881

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List of illustrations, 1881

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List of Illustrations., 1881

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A map of Palestine, 1881

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The slopes of Lebanon, 1881

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Bath and café, Beirût, 1881

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A Suburban Cafe - Mankalah Board Game, 1881

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Cliffs of Engedi - *Limestone Paths, Zigzag Roads*, 1881

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Ploughing in the plains of Philistia, in the neighborhood of Tell es Sâfy. Ploughing and sowing for winter crops extends from the end of November to the middle of January or later., 1881

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The fountain of Akfa (Apheca). Source of the Adonis riverr (Nafr Ibrahim). Close to this spot are the remains of a famous temple of Venus, which was destroyed by the order of Constantine., 1881

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Mukmâs, the ancient Michmash, in the Wady Suweinît, 1881

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Peasant's Home in Palestine - Raised Dais and Storage, 1881

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Lebanese Café by Carob Trees - Rest Stop Near Water, 1881

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The village of El Jib, the ancient Gibeon of Benjamin., 1881

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The quarries near to the Damascus Gate, beneath the city of Jerusalem, 1881

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The chasm of Neb'a el Lebban. Just above the Natural Bridge (Jisr el Hajr)., 1881

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Caverns in the cliffs of Wâdy Leimôn. The upper portion of Wâdy el Amûd, the Valley of the Column, 1881

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Aqueduct, Râs el 'Ain. Of Saracenic origin, its slightly pointed arches are in many places almost concealed by luxuriant vegetation., 1881

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The Palace of Hâsbeiya. Scene of a terrible massacre of Christians on June 3rd, 1860. The fountain if Hâsbeiya forms a copious stream which flows into the Hâsbany., 1881

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The castle of Zerîn (Jezreel), now used as a manzal or inn, literally "a place for unloading," open to all wayfarers, 1881

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Ancient synagogue, Meirôn, situated on the top of an overhanging cliff, which was levelled artificially. Only the south front is now standing., 1881

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The ruins of the temple at Hebbâriyeh. Showing the eastern portal, which faced Mount Hermon, exactly opposite the valley of Shib'a, 1881

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The approach to Nâblus, the ancient Shechem. Through the olive groves on the eastern side of the city; the gate is shown beneath the minaret, 1881

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First glimpse of the Lebanon range from the south, with the ruined fortress of Hunîn and its clusters of one-storied houses in the foreground, 1881

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The Summer Pulpit, platform of the Dome of the Rock, showing a portion of the arcaded approach from the south. The pigeons in the foreground are characteristic of the place, 1881

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Safed, one of the four holy places of the Jews in Palestine; showing the Jewish quarter on the western and north-western side of the hill, just below the castle, 1881

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The traditional tomb of Joshua, in the rock cemetary at Tibneh. In the niches of its walls pilgrims placed lighted lamps, and in their great number indicates that it was a highly revered shrine., 1881

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Beirût, from Jaita. A beautifully situated village north of the Dog River (Nahr el Kelb), on the heights above the gorge. In the distance, beyond St. George's Bay, the sandy promontory of Beirût appears., 1881

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Medallion on the temple at Rûkhleh, outside the south wall, near the east corner; it is five feet in diameter. The upper part has been destroyed by gunpowder. The neighbouring village is inhabited by Druses, 1881

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The wilderness of Engedi, where David and his followers lived among the 'rocks of the wild goats'. There are many caves in the hillside which might well serve as a place of refuge for fugitives and outlaws., 1881

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Gorgeous picturesque scene of Lake Skadar in Montenegro

Jewish Shrine at Meirôn - Safed in Background, Sea of Galilee, 1881

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Carpet Bazaar in Khan El-Khalili, Cairo - 13th Century Architecture, 1881

Tomb of Phinehas, on the eastern side of the village of 'Awertah, the ancient Gibeah Phinehas, 1881

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Wady-el-Jib, a characteristic example of a valley in the favoured territory of Ephraim. The olive-trees, shading the ancient foot-paths, proclaim that a village is near., 1881

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Tell es Sâfy - Site of Ancient Gath, Shrine of El Khudr, 1881

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Râs el Abyad. Showing the north or Tyrian side. The little tower in the distance is a Turkish guard-house, where tolls are levied, as it commands the pass to Acre., 1881

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Wâdy Maghâra, Sinai., 1881

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Village of Sh'afât - Supposed Site of Nob, Artificial Hill Taliel-el-Fûl, 1881

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Ruins in the gorge of the Wady Kelt, the Valley of Achor, 1881

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Village of Sh'afât - Supposed Site of Nob, Artificial Hill Taliel-el-Fûl, 1881

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Convent of the Arba'in (of the forty), Wâdy Lejâ. The situation of this convent is most secluded and picturesque. The celebrated 'Moses' Rock' loses its claim to notoriety, if Rephidim be located in Wâdy Feirán., 1881

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In the Mohammedan cemetery, Jerusalem, 1881

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Litani Gorge Cliffs - Sycamores, Eagles, and Sheer Drops, 1881

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Tomb at Kedesh Naphtali - 1st Century Jewish Burial Architecture, 1881

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Kedesh Naphtali Site - *Jewish and Roman Ruins, Mount Hermon View*, 1881

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Church of Saint Anne, Beit Jibrîn - Byzantine and Crusader Restoration, 1881

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Kolonia, and Wady Beit Hanîna, favourtie place of resort of the people of Jerusalem; it is famous for its well-kept vineyards and vegetable gardens, 1881

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Kabr Hirâm. And the neighboring village of Hanâwieh, with a view of the peninsula of Tyre as it appears from this spot., 1881

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Ancient doorway at Shiloh, and ruins of the "Convent Castle" in Wady Lubban (Lebonah), 1881

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Jebel el Markhâ. This ridge of limestone, about nine hundred feet high, separates the two plains of El Markheyeh and El Markhâ., 1881

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Mahsamah. In the Wâdy Tûmîlât, between Tell-el-Maskhûtah (Pithom) and Tell-el-Kebîr., 1881

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Sanctuary of Imâm 'Aly. Surmounted on one large and eight smaller domes. On the road between Jaffa and Ramleh, near the village of Yazûr., 1881

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Gold and Silver Smiths' Bazaar, Damascus - Market Scene, 1881

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The Garden of Gethsemane, Franciscan monks under the ancient olive-trees, and an Arab gardener at work, 1881

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Shittim tree at Jaffa, in the Mohammedan cemetery north of the town, close to the sea. Represented at the hour of sunset, the time of evening prayer., 1881

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The Nahr Leddân, an affluent of the Jordan. It joins the stream from Bâniâs four miles south of Tell el Kâdy, 1881

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The Zion Gate, or Gate of the Prophet David, exterior view. In the foreground, outside the gate, is a group of Bethlehemites., 1881

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The valley of the Kadîsha (the holy river), with distant view of the Mediterranean Sea and El Mîna (Minet Tarâbalus), the port of Tripoli, 1881

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Ancient copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch. In a silver-gilt case; it is protected by a red satin cover embroidered with inscriptions in gold thread, 1881

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Hasrûn, a Maronite village of North Lebanon, on the summit of a precipice on the south side of the gorge of the Kashîda (the sacred river)., 1881

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Pigeon rocks, Beirût. In the cliff from which these island rocks have broken away, there is an enormous cavern which can be entered by small boats., 1881

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The traditional cave of Adullam, at Khureitun. The above is the largest chamber of this labyrinthine grotto, 1881

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View of the Shepherds' Field, from Bethlehem. Looking towards the east, the mountains of Moab in the distance, 1881

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Remains of a synagogue at Kefr Beirim. The village of Beirim, with its remarkable ruins, stands on the summit of a peak north-west of Meirôn. Its present inhabitants are chiefly Maronites, 1881

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Wâdy es Sunt, the Valley of Elah. The scene of David's encounter with Goliath. THe valley winds between the low hills and enters the plain of Philistia opposite Tel es Sâfy., 1881

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Roman bridge near Juneh. It spans a little stream called Ma'amiltein, which in the water flows from the hills to the beautiful bay of Juneh. Adjoining the bridge there is a Syrian khan., 1881

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