Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-06

Deborah directed Barak to assemble
an army and from hence the Israelites
marched into the plain and defeated
Siscra (Judgcs ~. In the Psalms.
Tabor an herm9n are entolied together
(ps SO: l2). The hill was afterwards
called ftabrlon or Athhyrion. In the
year II. c. 2is, Antiochus the Great
founded II town Of the same name on
the top of the hill. In a. ID. SO, battle
took place here between the Romans
under Gablnlns and the Jews. Josephus
afterwards caused the Mace To be for
titled, and the plateau on the top to be
enclosed by wall. Origen and Jciomc
speak OF Mt. Tabor as the scene of the
TRANSPORTATION MARK 9; 2-l0)i but
many critics claim that this could hard
ly have been the case. as the TOW was
covered with houses In the time OF
Christ. The legend. however, attached
itself to this the most conspicuous
mountain In Galilee, and as early as
the sixth century, three churches had
been erected here In memory of the
three tabernaclcs which St Peter pro-
posed to make The Crusaders also
erected a church and n monastery on
Mt. SAILOR, but these suffered much
during the wars with the Muelems. In
Mt. SAILOR, but these suffered much
cl-Adil, the brother and successor OF
Saladin. Five years later this fortress
was unsucctastully besieged by the
| InIlElltnE. IL WAS NllNl " dlAa AAsT
mnntled by the Muslems themselves,
and the church was destroyed. The two
munasteries. one Creek and the other
Latin, which now occupy the top OF
the hill, are comparatively modern.
After resting and refreshing myself
at the Latin monastery on Mt. Tabor
| for about i've hours, | decided to con-
tlnue my walk to Tiberins instead OF
returning to Nazareth. Accordingly.
at 2 y m. left my friends, the monks,
and commenced descending the north
cast slope OF the mountain without
following read or path. ! reached the
base without HcCident,and then struck
| across the country In a northeastcrly
| direction to Khan-cl~Tujjar. where
found good water to drink Continu-
| ing the journey l passed the village OF
| Kehr Taft, situated on high ground on
| the right of the path, and also met u
number Of caravans coming In from
the desert beyond the Jordan. After
descending a deep basin. ! met some
travelling Beduins who accosted me ns
If bent on mischief and made the
usual demand for backshish without
| getting AWAY. They made q terrible
noise. and for awhile II looked as II
they were determined to make me n
prisoner, but they didn't; and after
! that was troubled with nothing but
| tired limbs.
found that my climbing EXPERT.
ences on Mount Tabor had drawn verS
heavily on my physical strength. anc
before reached the top of the plateau
called by the Arabs Ard-el- HANNA
which overloOks the Sea of Galllee,
was almost give out. and my thirs
knew no bounds. But the lovely view
which l enjoyed, as | sat down to rest
on the brow Of the hill overlooking tn,
beautiful lake about LOO feet below
made me partly forget my exhausted
condition for the time being. II was
| now after shutdown, and as l had beer
warned of the dangers OF being out
alone In the night in n Beduin country
l proceeded to descend the steep in.
| cline and finally reached the town OF
| Tiberias, situated on the lake shore. al
. p. m. After some little difficulty
found the only hotel In the place, ant
retired at once, being too tired to en-
! supper. During the day l had walkeC