A Companion to Seaton's Map of Palestine and Egypt (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. 1836. Excerpt: ... Gaza, upon the borders of the Mediterranean Sea, one of the five principalities of the Philistines. Alexander the Great destroyed it, and from the ruins was afterwards built a small town of the same name. Gilead, a district in Gad, east of the river Jordan, famed for its balm. Gilgal, north-east of Jericho. It was here that the Israelites encamped after their passage across the Jordan. Gomorrah was in the plain of Sodom, and destroyed by the Almighty on account of the wickedness of its inhabitants. Some modem travellers suppose that the ruins now visible from the decrease of the Dead Sea, are those of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Hazor, north of the Sea of Galilee, where dwelt the mighty king of the Canaanites, Jabin, who was destroyed by the children of Israel. Hazor was the capital of Jabin, and spoken of by Joshua. Hebron, centrically situated in the territories of the tribe of Judah, was a royal, levitical, and a city of refuge. Hermon, (Mount, ) the eastern boundary of the great plain of Esdraelon, which is formed by this and the range of hills that adjoin it. The nightly dews that fall here afford sufficient moisture for the purposes of vegetation. Jalboky a brook running through Gad, and falling into the river Jordan. It is mentioned in the book of Genesis that Jocob passed over this brook before he met Esau. Jaffa, called in scripture Joppa, one of the most celebrated and ancient sea-ports in the world, stands on the side of a hill, and is in circumference about two miles. It was here that Jonah embarked on his mission for Nineveh; Peter raised Tabitha from the dead; and Solomon imported by it the materials for building the Temple of Jerusalem. Jaffa was laid waste in the time of the Crusades, and afterwards destroyed by an earthquake. It was...