New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-01
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JACOBS WELL AND rHE sAAARirASs.
Oar at view Of Jerusalem ~as very sse- We
looaed bsek from q ridge On the northern rosd ADD
say II iy,ng BRIGHT AMI stately. on IT. everlasting
hiIs bat Il iooked lower than fruui meet o<her
points sf view from the Moab mountains iorming
~ ofry bscagrvuni We descended the slope De
ture as and oct sishs OF the Holy City forever
Axaln We we're struck With the VIVID cUlosins Of
the scenery All this day the halls were dressed 10
b-tlhsn, hues the soll red gray AMI brown ne
til.ed portions Of the brightest green and 'oe
shaSoss purple on hac All the halls soos traces
of having been ooce terrsced and they we're sull
completely 10 the neigbbcrbcsf OF our en- amp
ment this evening the terraces Ollo~las the strata
OF the stone which al lay slantinx lhis gives
singular Az OF witness u the moe, cultivated spco
Here and there were basins auons the hils ne rsd
soi dropped al over With ~ and olive trees or Tau
OF corn and the upland tracks wt0ding among
slopes a.. strO~n with cistus ira. cy claEnrn AID
snenooes and br1s,lins with tai lowering holly
hoess Ga We went, past deePo.i ~essyssnias IN
the blous Or stone cis,erns where the cattle we're
crow ding ~ drink pastaie~ csmels here ami there.
bco~sins IN the dcs past srouPs of Arabs with
their ssses carry ing corn - the city pas' siooe
VILLAGES crvwnlng the steeps nA ats m ~e en-
CANNED besde q beautiful Old Po"l We were
under the shelter Of q nNk " nose nesN Ct W.
we're frins~a with delicate ferns While dinner
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49, stony mad ~hich wound rOond me sefush'
p-ounontpry opposite IA our ncs-so hni money
.uckle which had seen climbing and et"sso'ii"s
=, , grea, hixht and ! brcught back charming
handful IT hosers -,
scutilins wss heard outside AMI when our .rss
man next entered he vn out OF breath "
,srxard heard che whole story, and were amused
?, md how realous our Mchsmmedan ser~ ants
could be IN the cause OF Chrsuans some Araos
9th their loaded mules had CONE win the inten
tiou OF eucamping beside the pool and, o" hodlns
the ground partly occupied though there wn p'cn
n OF Nom lett they became abusive ,nd wondrre1
.io,d what business these cursed Chrstians hsi
!, their COUNTRY Our irsgomsn resented this ana
threw the speaker down over the tent ropes mere
x,s then stout scuaie. and our o'Ok coming 70
help and the Arabs falling one upon another over
the tent pegs IN the DARK they had ne NOR" ., H.
and went III vowing vengeance We heard no
more Of them however.
Ths next morning We saw the Mediterranean,
Ike a BASIN OF deep blue waters oetwee Two nus
| We were M, going toward ", however OUT ~
! N.blpu. the ansient Syshsr where lies thstJs
cob well AZ which the woman OF Ssnsis "N
| wont 10 draw water.
pur r,.5 l.y through q most fertile valley now
| called Ua~arr.h where the cnrrs were splendid
/ t,r miles and the villages were thichy pisntsi "n
the bi. The gnlund ruse IA series az 'ao'e
| land. of which there WAS a succession OF three
" hen .
| Tn, r,ads m thus part OF the Holy Land were mere
TAN of .tnne, between walls or trscssthroagh
| OLIVE snounl. aud meadows ~ paths runnios along
sh.lsrs Of the ro,ks with bit OF iockN sarvsse al
each end about ascending or descending when our
| good horses male no di'hcHliy
| p.s,,, entering the valley where cfi SychN lay
b.ts.en the mountains Ehs and Hers,m. we
| came r. the nn- fertile panel OF ground which ia
| cob bought The valley opens cut into this vide
basin and near the junction of the valley snd the
basin IL the old well which 10 THE supposed scene
| III IN. conversation ct Jesus with the Samaritan
woman some ut our party wound rouni the base
! ., the hill To the well and some and Tor one
rode b, the upper path. over the shoulder OF the
! hlli and cam. down on the other side had mus
a hnr view OF the whole locality oi the valley
where the city hes narrow valley nch win hs
and olive gruvcs ami oseth0ng 10y the r'rsy bases
| of Ebal AID Gcrikim. where the square black IN
frances OF tonbs dotted the strata OF the n~Ss
| Fr,n this hight Jacobs lsni lacked a besutia
| e,psuse Tn. well mere rough heap oi stones
| with hole la the middc nearly closed NY. What
| there 10 below -gruuud. | cannot say but this u
| ali that n. to be seen ON the surface IL 10 not
| well likely ~ tc m use no~. Tor there are many
| .prinss aud shs loo cistcrns though no we'll be
| t~een thus and the town. which hes about . mile
| and q half oil
| Ever, BODY knows that the Jews had M friend
| dealings with the ssnsfitans m the time OF Jesus
| The quarrel had then lasted above 90 years How
| many sumo he'd gou" down upon their wrath Ih'
| ssmaritans had wished t. assist the Jews IN 70
| building the temple Of Jerusalem but the Jew
hated them az ed race. aud would not adm
that they had any right o. share tenple worship
ar any other Jewish PRIVILEGES u really was I
| most serious objection to the SamNitaDs thN the,
were of mixed race not only because the Jew
believed that they held the promises ON tho very
ground os the purity at their but bee susc th'
! intermarrisges Of the former Samaritan lsrseuei
with Au,r ans and others disposed them Ia Idol
t..ts M
race so the Samsrtsns were excluded irum th'
! rebuilding of the temple. above 800 years n 1
Aud not being permitted q help. they did all they
could T. hinder About Too years after they obtain
ell cave from the Persian court TO which both th'
J,xs and they were SUBJECT IA build second TEN
oil, a. Jehovah and they built II on Mount GER
lin Thus WAS shocking imPiety IN the sisht q
IN. Jews aud Il wss the occssiOn OF q number O
az minded Jews who had broken the law, b,
marr,iug heather wives. or otherwise. and ~h'
yet wished T. worship Jehovah In he temple. 70
sorting a. ~ char O. ioin the ssmartsns, and rem
der their rscr vet more mixed THIS was I'll,
I quarrel which the woman OF Ssnaria referred q
when she spoke ct the question whether : mel
ought a. worship IN this mountain or IN Jerusalem
and thus 10 planned her wonder that Jesus BEN.
lew should ash water of her who vas Sauna
rit.n There was also quarrel about their scrip
lures the Jews insisting % this day that Tho "a
maritsns had altered two or three texts, relating Il
! ,h,,. two mountains Ebal and Grrlxim. In thei
own sacred copy OF the books Of Moses the ssms
rtans Insisting. OF course that theirs wss the tru'
copy.
Frum my early youth had always taken
strong interest in this old quarrel feeling y mpsthy
| With both parties and q Keen delight IN tho wis,
! and soothing words OF Jesus concerning II. VIVA
truth II Was ios both parties TO hear that God wa
nov to be wouhlpped everywhere and that 81
places ere henceiorth To be sacred 40 the cru
/ salem temple. or the mountain at Sy char, An.
what Lesson In iiberslity Wa To the Jews whel
he gave honor to the Samaritan 10 the parade vi
account OF his euod works, above the sacred prizes
and the evsnt VI the temple al Jerusalem. Bot
parties were, Of course. wrong In their fierce angel
but each had much ~ plead on his own side Th
Jews were bound 10 keep their rare aud wOrsh
/ pure and held, esscntlsl matter OF faith tha
Jehos all would have but one a Seiing place whiol
/ was their Vie~-of rher temple And tho samar
tans were surely right IN persisting la their en-
desyour to worship Jehovah. IN accordance with th'
AVS OF Moses - they did not believe In strang
gods and, II the Jews could not admit them q
worship in the temple At jerusalem. they could 10
be blamed ior building one Tor themselves
such VI" always my view Of the matter an
such being my view. u Vas with Understandable IA
terestthst cok ell this day upon Mosnt 8efilim sD