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Identifier: dictionaryofbibl01scha (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of the Bible..
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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the river was known to Abra-ham as the Jordan long before the chil-dren of Dan gave their name to Leshem,Josh. 19 : 47, or Laish. Jud. 18 : 29. Sources. — The Jordan rises amongthe mountains of Anti-Lebanon, andhas four sources: (1). The Hasbdny,which issues from the large fountainAin Furar, near Hasbeya, at an alti-tude of 1700 feet above the sea. Thispool, which the natives say is 1000 feetdeep, Macgregor found to have a depthof 11 feet. (2) The Banias, which risesnear the ruins of Banias (Ceesarea-Phil-ippi), at the base of Mount Hermon,1140 feet above the sea-level. (3) TheLedddn, rising in a large fountain on thewest side of the Tell el-Kadi (hill ofthe judge, the site of the city of Dan).In the midst of a thicket of oleanderbushes is a large pool, 50 or 60 yardswide, with the water bubbling out ofthe ground in a full-grown stream.This, which Josephus calls the LittleJordan, is the most copious source. (4)The Esh-Shar, a minor tributary, onlyone or two yards broad. Besides the
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JOR JOR above four sources, there are numeroussmall streams from the springs of Leba-non, which find their way into the swampabove Lake Huleh, and contribute to swellthe Jordan. Course of the Stream.—At a pointabout 4 miles below Tell el-Kadi theHasbdny unites with the other twoprincipal sources. At this point theJordan is 45 feet wide, and flows in achannel from 12 to 20 feet below thelevel of the plain. After emergingfrom a broad morass the waters expandinto Lake el-Hideh, 4£ miles long, 2;miles wide, having descended 1434 feet.See Merom, The Waters of. Issuingfrom the lake in a sluggish current, thedescent soon makes it a rapid torrent,which in a course of 9 miles descends897 feet to the Sea of Galilee, 682* feetbelow the Mediterranean. See Galilee,Sea op. The popular notion that the waters ofthe river do not seem to mingle withthose of the lake, but pass through in aunited stream, is a fable. From theSea of Tiberias to the Dead Sea there isone deep depression, the hills from th

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