The Holy Land and the Bible; (1888) (14595309367)

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Title: The Holy Land and the Bible;
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Geikie, John C. (John Cunningham), 1824-1906
Subjects: Bible Palestine -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



Text Appearing Before Image:
3, H Matt. X. 27,
Text Appearing After Image:
Pasture near Bethlehem. (See page 268.) XX.) BETHLEHEM TO JERUSALEM. 271 CIIArTER XX. BETHLEHEM TO JERUSALEM. It brings \cry forcibly before the mind how small n country Pales-tine is, to lind that the chief scenes of Davids life, before he reigned inJerusalem, lie within a circle of not more than twelve or fifteen milesround his native village. It was only a three or four hoursjourneyfor the boy from Bethlehem to Sauls camp at Socoli; and by startingearly, as he would, he could readily have been among the fighting menin the beginning of the forenoon, so as to leave abundant time for hismagniiicent duel with Goliatli. It would be little for one so strongand active, to go on his venturous challenge down the stony, brush-wood-covered hill on which his brothers and the other Hebrews stooddrawn up, across the half-mile of broad, flat valley, now covered everyseason with grain, then over the narrow trench in the middle full ofwhite pebbles worn by the rain; nor would it have been more than