Wanderings in Bible lands- notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine (1894) (14597832849)

Identifier: wanderingsinbibl00mill (find matches)
Title: Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Miller, D(aniel) L(ong), 1841- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Mount Morris, Ill., The Brethren's publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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m-ble of these words: Good morning, Signor, Madame, Bonjour Katera. Muskeen, Backsheesh, you please Signor,Madame, good-bye. They never failed to kiss our handsand were profuse in thanks after receiving the bread. Jerusalem is situated in the hill country of Judea andis a city of hills. In walking through the city from west toeast one must go down from Mount Zion, which in the oldentime was the City of David, and climb to the top of MountMoriah, where was located the threshing floor of the Jeb-usite which David bought and turned into a place ofworship, and where King Solomon subsequently built hisgreat temple. Both these hills or mountains are now in-side the walls of the city. The streets are constructed witha view of facilitating going up hill and down, and are atsome places so many great stairways, the steps of whichare ten to twelve inches high and as many feet wide.These are paved with blocks of stone from side to side, andif they were kept clean they would present a pleasing ap-
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Street View in Jerusalem. WANDERINGS IN BIBLE LANDS. 517 pearance. But cleanliness is unknown among the authori-ties of the city, and dirt and filth prevail on every side. Itmust have been the same in Davids time, for he alludes toit when he says, I did cast them out as dirt in thestreets.* The streets are narrow, and when it rains walk-ing is anything but a pleasure. Our photogravure is a re-production of a street and a street scene in Jerusalem.The steps before referred to are plainly brought out, as wellas the stone pavement of the street. In the group at theleft may be seen several European ladies; the other figuresare natives. In the distance is a high tower with a plat-form near the top. It is the minaret of a Mohammedanmosque. The minaret is to the mosque what steeples andbelfries are to churches. Instead, however, of having abell to call the people to worship, the muezzin, a Moslemwith lusty lung power and strong of voice, attends to thisduty. Five times a day he takes his pla