PART III.--THE SPIRIT OF SYRIA, pp. 173 to 245

1. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THINGS 177

2. THE SHADOW OF DEATH 190

3. THE SPECTRAL 205

4. THE LAND OF THE CROSS 226

5. RESURRECTION 239

List of Illustrations

1. Jerusalem, from the traditional spot on the Mount of Olives where Christ wept over the City _Frontispiece_

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2. The Mount of Temptation, from Jericho 9

3. Cana of Galilee 16

4. On the Road from Jerusalem to Bethany 25

5. The Hills round Nazareth, from the Plain of Esdraelon 32

6. Mount Hermon, from the Slopes of Tabor 41

7. Jerusalem--The Pool of Hezekiah 48

8. The Golden Gate, from the Garden of Gethsemane 57

9. The Lake of Galilee, looking North from Tiberias 64

10. The Fountain of the Virgin at Nazareth 73

11. Joppa, from the Sea 80

12. The Lake of Galilee, looking South from Tiberias 89

13. Site of the ancient City of Samaria 96

14. The Forecourt of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre 105

15. The Rotunda and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre 112

16. The Dome of the Rock (Mosque of Omar), as seen from the Porch on the North Side of the Mosque of El Aksa 121

17. The Dome of the Rock (Mosque of Omar), from the Barracks near the Site of the Tower of Antonia 128

18. Interior of the Mosque of El Aksa, from the S.E. 137

19. The Temple Area and the Mount of Olives, from Mount Zion 144

20. The West Side of the Temple Area, from the Barracks near the Site of the Tower of Antonia 153

21. Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre 160

22. Interior of the Dome of the Chain, looking North 169

23. Interior of the Dome of the Rock (Mosque of Omar), from the S.E. 176

24. The Mount of Olives, from a House-top on Mount Zion 185

25. The Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, from a Garden on the opposite Hill 192

26. Jerusalem--Exterior of the Golden, or Beautiful, Gate 201

27. The Tomb of Rachel, on the Road from Jerusalem to Hebron 208

28. The Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, from the highest point of the Mount of Olives 217

29. Valley of Hinnom, with Hill of Offence 224

30. The Rock-cut Tombs of the Valley of Jehoshaphat 233

31. The N.E. End of Jerusalem and Mizpah, from the Mount of Olives 240

32. The Plain of Jericho, looking towards the Mountains of Moab 244

_Sketch-map on page viii_