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Title: Holy Land, with glimpes of Europe and Egypt
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Phelps, S(ylvanus) D(ryden), 1816-1895. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (8th ed.) New Haven, C. C. Chatfield & co.
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question,but her faith failed not. As we passed through the village I observed awoman by the wayside winnowing wheat, and shepleasantly gave me a handful of it—sol brought homesome wheat wmich very likely grew on the identicalfield where the Shunamites boy went out to the reap-ers. I wondered what interest the present mothers ofShunem take in this tender story, and whether, whenany of their children die, they think of the prophetschamber, and the sad mothers journey to Carmel, andlong for some Elisha to come with power to revivetheir dear dead ones ! Whenever I made inquiry ofthe people living in Scripture localities, they seemedto have a knowledge of the events that had theretranspired, but manifested very little interest inthem. A little way beyond Shunem, passing around thewestern base of Little Hermon, we had our first viewof Mount Tabor, five or six miles distant over thelevel plain, from which it rises in beautiful form andoutline, a perfect gem of a mountain, exciting our ad-
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LITTLE HEKMON—5TAIN. 867 miration and delight. It looks not much like anypicture I ever saw of it. but rather like the segmentof a great sphere, dotted with trees to its summit. Ita charming grace of proportion and position thatsurpass our expectations. From the slope of LittleIlermon I enjoyed a wide and enchanting prospect.As we journeyed towards Tabor, I noticed a little vil-lage about two miles to the right of us. Inquiring ofIbrahim what place it was, and learning that it wa3ZFain, I was unwilling to pass by, as we were doing,a place of such sacred and tender interest, withoutan actual visit. I mentioned this to one of our com-pany near me, and proposed to strike off for Xaiu.He seconded the proposal; and just then seeing apath leading in that direction, I shouted, Ho! forXain! and galloped away; but no one followed.Perilous though it might be, I ventured on alone, andvisited that memorable place—the same Nain whereour blessed Saviour wrought one of His great andglorious mira

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