Physical Geography of the Holy Land

J. Murray, 1865 - Literary Criticism - 351 pages

INTRODUCTION	1

MOUNTAINS OVERHANGING THE GHÔR AND DEAD SEA ON THE WEST	3

Southern boundary 14 Western the sea 15 Northern	15

THE SURFACEGENERAL FEATURES	17

Little Hermon Jebel edDuhy 24 Mount Gilboa 24 Jebel Fukûa	24

Eastern line from Gilboa south 29 Western line from	33

Neby Samwil 38 Mount of Olives 39 Frank Mountain 40 site	42

Cliffs west of Dead Sea 45 Mountains of Engedi	47

Junction in the plain miriness 172 Dry in summer 173 Permanent	177

six hundred and fifty feet 181 Variation of level 181 182	184

the history of the Saviour 185 His excursions across the lake	185

Unsuspected before 1837	191

Heavy waves quickly stilled 196 No trace of animal or vegetable	199

the chasm 202 Scenery 202 Geological features 203	205

Edrisi 211 Voyage of Costigan 211 of Moore	212

north of the peninsula 212 213 Vale of Siddim slimepits 213 Pro	215

Form and summits 50 Kuleib Haurân form 50 Meaning of	53

with the ruins of Ataroth Kirjathaim and Macharus 61 Iron Moun	63

the Hûleh to the lake of Tiberias 70 Plain of elBatîhah 70 Plain	70

SIDE VALLEYS FROM THE EAST	76

Wady erRŭbŭdîyeh 81 Wady elHamâm and its caverns	83

Wady elAujeh Wady enNawâimeh and its upper branches	91

Wady Abilîn or valley of Jiphthahel 96 97 Wady Bedawîyeh	98

Valleys next south 99 Wady Azzûn by Antipatris 100 Wady	100

Wady elMusŭrr and Wady esSur 106 is the valley of Elah	107

NOTE Valley of Baca symbolical	113

Plain of elButtauf or plain of Zebulun 118 Plain	121

the Belka 127 128 Scriptural notices 128 The plain 128 Plain	129

WATERS	130

Tell elKady the Leddân 135 Form of the Tell 135 Immense	137

strong rapids 143 In August full of low dams river easily crossed	143

Border of trees c 147 Outer banks 147 The river	150

or Hieromax 157 Its sources and head branches 157 158	160

or elKurâhy 167 is the brook Zered	167

In and around the same plain 223 224 South of	227

Ain esSultân 232 233 Ain Hajlah 233 On the west of the Dead	235

SECTION IV	241

Drinkingtroughs for cattle 246 Pastoral scenes 247 Modes of draw	247

Around Hebron 250 Between Jericho and Bethel	251

reservoirs at Bethel and Ai 255 256 At various places 256 Solomons	258

and sowing 264 Characteristics of the rainy season 264 Observation	265

of thermometer 270 271 Comparisons 271 Other plains further north	272

In the western plain 275 At Hebron Jerusalem c 276 Results	276

ague 282	282

Chasm of Jordan below the Hûleh 288 Wady etTeim	288

with many extinct craters 293 The eastern desert volcanic extent	294

Note by the Editor page	302

ancient Phenicia 304 Mountains valleys plains 305 Mount Amanus	314

Lîtâny 322 323 No streams of importance north of Orontes 326 Nahr	337

Mineral fountains 343 Soil	343

Birds c 347 Birds 348 Reptiles 349 Insects 350 Note	351

ERRATA

Title	Physical Geography of the Holy Land
Author	Edward Robinson
Publisher	J. Murray, 1865
Original from	Lyon Public Library
Digitized	Jul 20, 2011
ISBN	140478795X, 9781404787957
Length	351 pages
Subjects	Literary Criticism › General Literary Criticism / General

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