Picturesque Palestine III: Phoenicia, Philistia, and the South
Of many works published by explorers of Palestine
in the 19th century,
none is as highly regarded as the lavishly illustrated and expertly
written Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. Edited by Charles
Wilson and published in four volumes in 1881, this work captures the essence of the
biblical lands in word and drawing, showing both ancient sites and
native customs.
The descriptions of the regions were written by experts with an eye to presenting the land to those who would never have the opportunity to visit. This first-ever electronic edition includes the entirety of the original Volume 3, including 12 steel engravings, 140 wood engravings and 238 pages of text. Volume 3 includes these sections:
Phœnicia and Lebanon
by Samuel Jessup
The Phœnician Plain
by Henry B. Tristram
Acre, the Key of Palestine
by Mary Eliza Rogers
Mount Carmel and the River Kishon
by Mary Eliza Rogers
Maritime Cities and Plains of Palestine
by Mary Eliza Rogers
Lydda and Ramleh
by Charles Warren
Philistia
by Charles Warren
The South Country of Judæa
by Henry B. Tristram
The Southern Borderland and Dead Sea
by Edward Palmer
Mount Hor and the Cliffs of Edom
by Mary Eliza Rogers
The Convent of St. Catherine
by Mary Eliza Rogers
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Table of Contents
PHŒNICIA AND LEBANON. By the Rev. Dr. SAMUEL JESSUP. Husn Suleiman.—Baal Worship.—Tripoli.—Kâdisha, the Sacred River.—Government of the Lebanon.—Edhen.-The Maronites.—Cedars of Lebanon.—Sources of the Adonis.—Temple of Venus.—Natural Bridge.—The Dog River.—Assyrian and Egyptian Tablets.—Beirût: its Schools, Ancient and Modern.—Druses.—Sidon.—Ancient Commerce.—The Modern Town and Gardens of Saida.—The Necropolis.—Phœnician Inscriptions.—Tomb of King Ashmanazar.—The Moabite Stone and Siloam Tablet.
THE PHŒNICIAN PLAIN. By the Rev. CANON TRISTRAM, LL.D., F.R.S. Sarepta.—The River Leontes.—Tyre: the Modern Town, Es Sûr.—Ruins of the Cathedral.—The Phœnicians.—Tomb of Hiram.—The Ladder of Tyre.—Wâdy Ashûr.—Kŭl'at el Kŭrn, the Mountfort of the Crusaders.—Ancient Sites in the Plain of Acre.—The River Belus.
ACRE, THE KEY OF PALESTINE. By Miss M. E. ROGERS. Approach to 'Akka from the Sea.—The City Walls.—Egyptian Rule in Syria.—Bombardment of 'Akka.—Markets and Bazaars, Private Houses and Public Buildings.—Early History of 'Akka.—Accho.—Ptolemaïs.—Coins of the Ptolemies.—The Stronghold of the Crusaders.— Crusading Coinage.—Destruction of the City in 1291.
MOUNT CARMEL AND THE RIVER KISHON. By Miss M. E. ROGERS. Bay of 'Akka.—Vegetation of the Plain of 'Akka.—Gardens of Haifa.—The Modern Town of Haifa.—Haifa el 'Atikeh.—German Colony of Temple Christians.—Sycaminum.—Mount Carmel.—The Convent.—The Pilgrim's Spring.—Arab Fables.—Druse Villages.—El Mahrakah, the Place of Elijah's Sacrifice.—The River Kishon.
Petra
MARITIME CITIES AND PLAINS OF PALESTINE. By Miss M. E. ROGERS. Ancient Coast Road.—Athlît.—Rock-cut Defile.—Fountain of Dustrey.—A Night at Kefr Lamm.— Tedious Voyage to Tantûrah, "sailing slowly."—Abu Habîb, the Custom-house Officer.—The Plain of Dôr.—Solomon's Purveyors.—Crocodile River.—Arab Fable.—Plain of Sharon .— Cæsarea.—Port of Abû Zabûra.—Melon Harvest.—Arsûf.—Antipatris.—Joppa.—Road from Jaffa to Ramleh.
LYDDA AND RAMLEH. By COLONEL SIR CHARLES WARREN, K.C.M.G., R.E. View from the Tower of Ramleh.—The Plain of Sharon.—Church of St. George at Lydda, the ancient Ludd.—'Amwas and Latrôn.
PHILISTIA. By COLONEL SIR CHARLES WARREN, R.E. The Philistines.—Encroachment of Sand on the Corn Plains of Philistia.—Zorah, the Birthplace of Samson.—Ekron.—The Valley of Sorek.—'Ain Shems, the Site of Bethshemesh.—Wâdy es Sunt, the Valley of Elah.—The Scene of David's Encounter with Goliath.—Tell es Sâfy.— Gath.—Yabneh, the ancient Jabneh.—Mejdel, the ancient Migdol.—Ruins of Ascalon.
THE SOUTH COUNTRY OF JUDÆA. By the Rev. CANTON TRISTRAM, LL.D., F.R.S. Approach to Palestine from the South.—Rock-cut Wells.—From Abû Jerar to Gaza.—Ajlân, the ancient Eglon.—Libnah.—Khŭrbet Gat.—Beit Jibrîn.—Artificial Caverns.—Ruins of the Church of St. Anna.—Adullam.—Road to Hebron.—Râmet el Khŭlîl.—Tekoa.—Engedi.
THE SOUTHERN BORDERLAND AND DEAD SEA. By Professor PALMER, M.A. Abraham's Oak.—Tree Worship.—Hebron.—Cave of Machpelah.—Ancient Pools.—Tell Zîf.— Land of Moab.—Kerek.—"Cities of the Plain."—Jebel Usdum, a Mountain of Crystalline Rock Salt.—The Dead Sea.—Wilderness of Engedi.—Beersheba.—Kadesh Barnea.—Idumea.— Petra.—Rock-cut Tombs and Temples.—Pharaoh's Treasury.
MOUNT HOR AND THE CLIFFS OF EDOM. By Miss M. E. ROGERS. Through the Ravine to Petra.—Ascent to Ed Deir.—Josephus.—Mount Hor.—To the Shrine of Neby Harûn on its Summit.—Sacrifice of a Goat on Aaron's Terrace.—Wâdy 'Arabah: its Shrubs and Flowers.—Animal Life in the Desert.—Site of Ezion Geber.—The Peutinger Tables.—Elath.—Castle of 'Akabah.—Pharaoh's Island.
THE CONVENT OF ST. CATHERINE. By Miss M. E. ROGERS. The Shores of the Gulf of 'Akabah.—View of the Land of Midian.—Change of Escort.—Enter the Mountains through the Nŭkb el Abweib.—'Ain el Hudhera.—Hazeroth.—Tomb of the Prophet Sâleh.—Festivals in his honour.—Arrival at the Convent.—Church of the Transfiguration.— The Library.—The "Codex Sinaiticus."—Ascent of Jebel Mûsa.—St. Stephen's Gate.—The Convent Servitors.
Tyre
