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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.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e, offers the sacrifices of riffhteous-ness; Asher, to the northwest, among the fine grovesof olives, clips his foot in oiland J^aphtali, to thenortheast, amidst the beautiful scenery and fertile soilabove the Sea of Galilee, is satisfied with favor, andfull with the blessing of the Lord. Such are the splendid views from this hill top aboveNazareth. How often must Jesus have climbed thissame hill, stood on this same spot, and looked abroadover these same prospects of mountain, valley, andplain. From the hot vale below, lie would come uphere and behold the distant sea, and be refreshedby its cool breeze. Most of His earthly life was spenthere in the city where He had been brought up.How interesting to know more of that life, of whichthere is no record! Often must He have gone to thatfountain with His mother—sat with His parents onthe house-top at evening—traveled those streets overand over, going to His toil—and wandered alongthese rocky heights in meditation upon His wonderful I
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SEFURIEH—MOUNT CAEMEL. 409 micsion in our world ! Every spot here is hallowedby the foot-prints of the blessed JSTazarene. There had been a slight rain in the night; and now,after a succession of bright and lovely spring days, themorning sky was overcast, and the faint roll of distantthunder indicated the approach of showers. Aboutseven oclock we left our camping-ground, and beganto wind our way up the hills that enclose Nazareth onthe north. But I am looking back upon this lovelyvale and picturesque village, and pause on the sum-mit to take a last view of this fascinating spot sofull of Divine images. Passing over the hill, theearly home of Jesus faded from sight. Our generalcourse is northwest among the hills of Galilee. In anhour we reach Sefurieh, the Dio-cresarea of the Ro~mans, and the ancient Sephoris. Old columns, hewnstones, and other sculptured fragments lie scatteredabout or built into modern walls. The ruins of aGothic church remain, according to tradition, on thesite of

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