The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land (1874) (14782342732)

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Title: The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Thomson, William McClure, 1806-1894
Subjects: Bible Bible
Publisher: New York, Harper
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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rsemanwho is fording it, that the water will come up to the sidesof the mules, and wet our clothes and books. I never be-fore attempted to cross at this place ; but the people of ElHaram said that, owing to the scarcity of rain, it could eas-ily be done; and so it can, by all except the loaded ani-mals. However, we shall quickly pass the things over onthe shoulders of the men, and then another hour will bringus safely to the hiarali of our worthy and hospitable friendMr. Murad. Jaffa appears well, bathed in the soft light of sunset. Wesee almost every house, for they are built on the steep north-ern declivity of the cape, and the roof of the range below ison a level with the street of those above. The city there-fore shows to best advantage from the sea as one comes fromthe north. The cape itself is merely a sand conglomerate,like the cliffs of Durb el Kheit; it is, in fact, the continua-tion of that ridge, broken up for a short distance by thejoint influence of the Aujeh and the sea.
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I I JAFFA—AGE OF IT—STORY OF ANDROMEDA. 273 XXXIV. JAFFA. April 10th. Jaffa is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was givento Dan in the distribution of the land by Joshua, and it hasbeen known to history ever since. It owes its existence tothe low ledge of rocks which extends into the sea .from theextremity of the little cape on which the city stands, andforms a small harbor. Insignificant as it is, and insecure,yet there being no other on all this coast, it was sufficientto cause a city to spring up around it even in the earliesttimes, and to sustain its life throufjh numberless changes ofdynasties, races, and religions, down to the present hour.It was, in fact, the only harbor of any notoriety possessedby the Jews throughout the greater part of their nationalexistence. To it the timber for both the temples of Jerusa-lem was brought from Lebanon, and no doubt a lucrativetrade in cedar and pine was always carried on through itwith the nations who had possession of the fore