Josias Leslie Porter
Published: 2017-07-16
Total Pages: 416
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Excerpt from A Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, Vol. 2: Including an Account of the Geography, History, Antiquities, and Inhabitants of These Countries, the Peninsula of Sinai, Edom, and the Syrian Desert; With Detailed Descriptions of Jerusalem, Petra, Damascus, and Palmyra The mountain region of Lebanon and Antilebanon cannot be said to belong to Paladins. Indeed that name is only strictly' a pl icable to the Land of the Philistines, - the plain of the coast, with w i the Greeks were first and chiefly acquainted. It was afterwards given to the interior also; but it has always been used very indefinitely. Neither Lebanon, Antilebanon, nor the intervening valley; was ever pomssed by the Israelites. Though all three were included in the ad promised to them (num. Xxxiv.; Ezek. But independent of this fact, they are so closely connected in their history and phfizal features with Palestine, that they cannot well be separated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
