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leading, as their names indicate, to the Its equal for beauty, does not exist cise. Various outlining places like the Gate of where nor ran any fruits be finer. The B Lydda, the Gate of Jaffa, and the Gate fertility of the country is attested to by of Egypt. One of the gates called Darb the report that is at times here apples of Bilaab and the vi
"village of the same name good" quality will well at a thousand for which are described by Mukaddasi preb-the Dirham (perasps 10 pence) and the
B ably refer to the Biblical Beulah of weight of single apple becasionally will The extent to which the sand enemaches Joshua (xv. 9.) This spot has been, astaín to the equivalent of a hundred til within a few miles of Jerusalem in identified with the modern village of Inab, Dirksins (10 to El quires). In the the country invaded by us is shown by where may still be seen the ruins of the Sanctuary at Hebron is a public guest the name of the once famous city of Church of St. Jeremich, Nasir-i-Khusrau home, with a kitchen, a baker, and Humleb, which means wand. To-day it visiting Ramieh in 1047 stated that over servants appointed thereto. These pre- has dwindled into a small hamlet with a one of the porches of the mosque was an sent a dish of lentils and olive oil to population of 6,000. It is noteworthy, inscription recording that on Hubarrum every poor pligrim who arrives and it is however, that quite a third them are 15 of the year 425 (corresponding to even set before the rich il perchance they Christians. It was
the capital of Becember 10th, 1033) there was an earth- desire to partake of it. Most men Palestine, having been founded by the quake of great violence which threw down erroneously imagine, continues the- Khalil Soleman after the manner of those large number of buildings but that not plous Moslem historian, this the dole easy days when whole populations, were
a single person sustained any injury, The is of the criginal "guest-house da Abraham, transplanted from one locality to another place was famous as covered over with but in truth the funds come from the Tz 1399 The inhabitants of Ladder Lydds, the quarries of marble, most of the buildings bequests of a certain companion of the formar capital, were removed to Hamleb. and private houses being of this material. Prophet lamin ad Dan and others. That and Lydda fell into decay. The rat They cut the marble here" with a tooth-being 80, in my opinion it were better, building to be erected was the palace of legs ans, The marbles used to be of abstain from receiving these alas," the builder. It may be noted that when variegated colours, green, red, black, and These medieval records throw mor Suleman planned the principal mosque white. There is too, at Ramleh, a interesting sidelights on the civilisation the town, he was only a governor of the particular kind of fy than which no better of the age. For instance, regarding this province. Soon he succeeded to the exista anywhere and this they expect to charitable institution of Hebrow, one Khalifate. The superintendent of the all the countries round. This city of authority records that at the present
Ramleh throughout Sycin in the West la day in all Islam I know of no charity, o known under the name of Filastin, the alms giving that is better regulated thun name of the province being transferred - is this one; for those who travel and are to ita capital." The sanctity of the place hangry may eat hers of good food, and may be inferred from the report heard by thus la the custom of Abraham continned, Inn, Batutah in 1855 that in one quarter for he during his life time, rejoiced in the giving of hospitality and after his death has thus allowed the custom to Le perpetuated and I myself, Maknddasi, in my travels have, thus beca a partaker, The Abs
so to speak, of the hospitality of the | Friend of God. The people of Byra and and various condiments, spacious bouses, Masjid Abraham 50-May eques, and bread roads. As a Abraham and also knew it as Hebra and the inhabitants of the Holy City we are capital it possesses many advantages. It Habrun. As early as in "he eighth cen- now once again dipping into the diary o
the sanctuary. is situated on the plain and is yet bear tury Istakbri recorded that, the Masjid Nasir-ikhaurau-cal both to the mountains and the sen, Abrahim lies to the south of Bethle-Hebron Khalil or the Friend of God, In the mosque where Friday and they mayer lake use of the real nurs There grow both fig trees and palms, its hom
of the village which Natlun This nature prayes are said are the
elonging to it very bunny advantages on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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FEL MISSIONS ETRANGERES
History "of the Chirchee)
mosque under erection was a Christian from Lydda. At ane time the mosque of Ramleh was believed to be finer than my in the empire of Islam and foreigners Lomaldered its bread as "the best and the whitest.""" "As a specimen, of what struck
-W the imagination d the cultured traveller of the town, the Kiblah quarter alone, of the tenth century Mukaduma's itinerary 11 300 prophets lie buried.” -
may be referred lo, in which it is noted"
that the town possesses magnificent. postalries and pleamos baths, dainty food
Butern
fle'da need nes irriga
ruitful and rich,
CHINESE BOHOOL BOOK
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ROBERT HARTS LAND
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or the Mosque of
the other hand are that in winter, the row and beside each of these is placed per
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