The historical geography of the Holy Land
Subtitle: especially in relation to the history of Israel and of the early church
Publisher: A.C. Armstrong and Son
Published: 1902
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PREFACE, vii; title: LIST OF PLATES xxiv; title: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE, xxv; title: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, Etc., xxvii; title: Book I. — THE LAND AS A WHOLE; title: I. The Place of Syria in the World's History, 1; title: 1. The Relation of Syria to Arabia, 7; title: 2. The Relation of Syria to the Three Continents, 11; title: 3. Syria's Opportunity Westward, 21; title: 4. The Religion of Syria, 28; title: II. The Form of the Land and its Historical Consequences, 43; title: III. The Climate and Fertility of the Land, with their Effects on its Religion, 61; title: 1. The Climate, 61; title: 2. The Fertility, 76; title: IV. The Scenery of the Land, with its Reflection in the Poetry of the Old Testament, 90; title: V. The Land and Questions of Faith, 105; title: VI. The View from Mount Ebal, 117; title: Book II.— WESTERN PALESTINE; title: VII. The Coast, 125; title: VIII. The Maritime Plain, 145; title: IX. The Philistines and their Cities, 167; title: X. The Shephelah, 199; title: XI. Early Christianity in the Shephelah, 237; title: XII. Judea and Samaria — The History of their Frontier, 245; title: XIII. The Borders and Bulwarks of Judea, 257; title: 1. East : The Great Gulf with Jericho and Engedi— The Entrance of Israel, 261; title: 2. The Southern Border ; The Negeb, 278; title: 3. The Western Border : The Defiles, 286; title: 4. The Northern Border : The Fortresses of Benjamin, 289; title: XIV. An Estimate of the Real Strength of Jud/Ea, 295; title: XV. The Character of Judaea, 303; title: XVI. Samaria, 321; title: XVII. The Strong Places of Samaria, 343; title: XVIII. The Question of Sychar, 365; title: XIX. Esdraelon, 377; title: XX. Galilee, 411; title: XXI. The Lake of Galilee, 437; title: XXII. The Jordan Valley, 465; title: XXIII. The Dead Sea, 497; title: Book III. — EASTERN PALESTINE; title: XXIV. Over Jordan : General Features, 517; title: XXV. The Names and Divisions of Eastern Palestine, 531; title: 1. The Three Natural Divisions, 534; title: 2. The Political Names and Divisions To-day, 535; title: 3. In the Greek Times : the Time of Our Lord, 538; title: 4. Under the Old Testament, 548; title: XXVI. MOAB AND THE COMING OF ISRAEL, 555; title: XXVII. Israel in Gilead and Bashan, 573; title: XXVIII. Greece over Jordan : The Decapous, 593; title: XXIX. Hauran and its Cities, 609; title: XXX. Damascus, 639; title: APPENDICES; title: I. Some Geographical Passages and Terms of the Old Testament, 651; title: II. Stade's Theory of Israel's Invasion of Western Palestine, 659; title: III. The Wars against Sihon and Og, 662; title: IV. The Bibliography of Eastern Palestine, 665; title: V. Roads and Wheeled Vehicles in Syria, 667; title: INDEX OF SUBJECTS, 683; title: INDEX OF AUTHORITIES, 698; title: INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES, 703; title: LIST OF PLATES; title: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE