The Ruins of Bible Cities; Their Scenes and Associations (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868. Excerpt: ... THE EUINS OF JERUSALEM. "And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."--Jesus Cheist. View from the Mount of Olives--The Temple--The Past--The Future--Felix, Festus, Albums, and Florus--The Crisis--Cestius Gallus--"Abomination that maketh desolate "--Christians escape to Pella--The Factions--Horrors--Titus arrives--Prediction fulfilled--Unparalleled distress--Mary of Bethezob eats her child--Temple in flames--Streets flowing with blood--Subsequent history--The Emperor Julian's vain attempt--The Jews' wailing-place. Jesus was now on his way from Bethany to Jerusalem. He was standing on the brow of the Mount of Olives--a spot which commanded, and still commands, the best view of the whole city, and from which every object was distinctly seen. Let us, in thought, stand by His side, and picture to ourselves the city as it then appeared. It stands on a square platform sloping gently towards us, and occupying a space of nearly four and a half miles in circumference. On three sides it is surrounded by deep valleys; on the north--to our right--by that of the Kedron; on the east--immediately before us--by that of Jehoshaphat, --a continuance of that of the Kedron--here seen in its greatest depth; and on the south--to our left--by that of Hinnom. Another valley called the Tyropeon, or Mil...